Middle English Dictionary Entry
ciatus n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ciatus n. Also (error) ciacus. |
| Etymology | L cyat(h)us (from Gr.). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A measure of weight [see quot.].
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)330a/b : Þe wiȝt ciacus [read: ciatus] conteyneþ ten dragmes.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1450 Macer (Stockh Med.10.91)104 : He þat is seek in his stomake shal take iii ciatis of þis decoccon..and þis shal opin þe stomak mowþ as shal well shewe gret bolkyng..so shall þe noyous wynd passe oute of þe stomake..Ciatus is þe half del of emyna, and emina is þe halfdel of a sextarie.
- ?a1450 Macer (Stockh Med.10.91)108 : An vnce of betoyne resoluyd in a ciat of hoot water doþ gret profit to hem þat hauyn þe dropsie.
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Note: New form: Also ciat.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1450 Macer (Stockh Med.10.91)72 : Ciatus is as mikel as an hen ey shelle may holde.
Note: Supplementary material.
Note: Modify existing gloss to make it more specific. See existing MED entries for ēmīna n., sextārī(e n., and OED cyath n. = cyathus n.(1): "..a measure (both dry and liquid) = about 1/12 of a pint."
Note: Etymological information: (DMLBS) [cyathus.]