Middle English Dictionary Entry
sināpīe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | sināpīe n. Also sinapis, senep. |
| Etymology | L sināpi, sināpis, ML sināpium & OE senep, (gen.) senepis, sinapis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. sen(e)vei n.
1.
A plant of the mustard family (Cruciferae), prob. of the genus Brassica or Eruca [1st quot.]; the seed of this plant used medicinally; ~ sed.
Associated quotations
- ?c1125(?OE) Dur-C.Gloss.(Dur-C Hunter 100)125(d) : Eruci: sinapis.
- ?a1200(?OE) PDidax.(Hrl 6258b)7/27 : Nim senepsæd and næpsæd and meng eced and cned hyt mid þam ecede, þæt hit si swa þicce swa doh, and smyre þæt heafoð foreweard mid.
- ?a1200(?OE) PDidax.(Hrl 6258b)11/13 : Nim hwytne stor and senep and gingiber, æl þissa twelf peniȝa ȝewihte.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)99a/b : Be he war of al þat þat subtileþ & adusteþ blode, as subtile wyne, garlek, & onyons, sinapie, i. mustard, spycez..& lich þyngez.