Middle English Dictionary Entry
tanacē̆t n.
Entry Info
| Forms | tanacē̆t n. Also tanaceti, tanazetum, thanasete. |
| Etymology | MLtanacētum, tanazētum, thanascētum. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
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Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)33a/b : Sich a pocioun vsed I of þe sayingz of many men: Recipe scrofilarie partes iij..pimpernelle, piloselle, tanaceti..partem j.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)56a/a : Olde men..indifferently to al wondez & fracturez ministred pocions made & componed of rubea maiori..consolde, plantane, tanacet, hemp, [etc.].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)76b/a : Þan bi my dome þu may giffe þi pocionz made of centaure, coste..thanasete [Ch.(2): tansaye; L thanasceto], mader, [etc.].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)179a/b : Tanazetum is an herbe ca. & sic. with consolidacioun.