Middle English Dictionary Entry
caprīne adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | caprīne adj. |
| Etymology | OF caprin & L caprīnus. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Of a goat or goat-like.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)33b/b : Also Rasis..counsaileþ olde caprine donge [*Ch.(2): an olde torde of a goote].
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)40a/a : He biddyþ ministre a medecene componed with caprine grece [L adipe caprino].
- c1450(?c1408) Lydg.RS (Frf 16)3376 : Hyr tayl ys werray serpentyne And hir bely eke Capryne; This ys to seyn, whan she is hoot, Rammysh taraged as a goot.