Middle English Dictionary Entry
sē̆minārī n.
Entry Info
| Forms | sē̆minārī n. Also seminairie, seminair(e. |
| Etymology | L sēminārium; cp. F (16th cent.) seminaire. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A plot of ground in which seeds or cuttings are grown before transplanting, a nursery.
Associated quotations
- [ (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)249a/a : Seminarium is þe bigynnynge of euerich empty þynge or a vessel þat seed is y-do Inne for to sowe. ]
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)2.229 : Their applis riped with foot hoot The semynair [vr. semynaire; L seminario] be sett in.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)3.489 : In thi seminari [vr. semynairie] most they roote, With donge & molde admixt vnto thi roote.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)4.558 : They that in the semynary be Matured wel & plaunted so wol sprynge Vp feire.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)6.64 : The semynair is doluen in this mone Al bisily.