Middle English Dictionary Entry
sindriam n.
Entry Info
| Forms | sindriam n. |
| Etymology | ?Corruption of L cīmicem, sg.acc. of cīmex; cp. F dial. sindre bug. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A small insect of some kind.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)149b/b : Oþer [men] prouokeþ vrine denied..with galbane put vpon þe heued of þe ȝerde..Or puttyng in a pedicule or a syndriam [?read: synderam; L cimicem] in þe hole of þe ȝerde.