Middle English Dictionary Entry
sīsamīe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | sīsamīe n. Also sisamnum, sizamnum & (error) sysane. |
| Etymology | From L sēsamum, sīsamum, ML sīsaminum; cp. OF sisamin n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The seed of the sesame plant (Sesamum indicum).
Associated quotations
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)10.67 : Sysane [read: Sysame; L sisamum] in faat soil & grauel is sowe.
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)614/16 : Of oyle of sisamie [L sisami].
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)629/30 : Sisamnum [*Ch.(1): sizamnum; L sisamum], þat is, a corne, is hote and moyste it [read: in] þe firste degree and it softeneth.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. sissanne.