Middle English Dictionary Entry
spinx n.
Entry Info
| Forms | spinx n. |
| Etymology | L Sphinx, from Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The Sphinx.
Associated quotations
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)624 : This monstre..hadde..Body and feet of a fers lyoun, And lik a mayde..was hede and face..And..Spynx this monstre hight.
- a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)2158 : They haste hem forth..To..thylke mount wher that Spynx was slawe.
- c1450 Siege Thebes (Rwl D.82)48 : Edippes..met with an horrible beest..called a Spinx.