Middle English Dictionary Entry
zē̆ǧi n.
Entry Info
| Forms | zē̆ǧi n. |
| Etymology | ML; ult. Ar. zāǧ. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Any of the various metallic sulphates, vitriol.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)137b/b : Be þer put zegi, þat is vitriolum.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)174b/b : Andromachiez…ar made…of rindes of granatez…of gallez…zegi, þt is vitriole [L zegi quod est vitriolum], [etc.].