Middle English Dictionary Entry
cinamōm(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cinamōm(e n. Also cino-, cine-, sinamom(e & sinamon, sini-, seni-. |
| Etymology | OF cinamome, -mone & ML cinamōmum, cinamum. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The cinnamon tree; (b) the fragrant and spicy bark of this tree; (c) used as a term of endearment.
Associated quotations
a
- [ (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)218a/a : Canel hatte Cinamomum..a schrub þat growiþ in ynde and in Ethiopia and passeþ nouȝt tweye cubites..Isider meneþ þat canel haþ þat name cinamomum for þe rynde þerof is smal and round as a cane..whanne it is y broke, þerof comeþ a breth as it were myst and most swete. ]
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)78 : Cynamum, tre: Sinamus vel sinamomicus.
- c1475 Court Sap.(Trin-C R.3.21)1349 : The cynamom wyth fresshe odowre replete.
b
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)68/14 : Cynamon.
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)186b/b : Cynamome or canell, swete smellynge spice, hote & drye in þe secounde degree, wiþ clensynge & with confortynge.
- (1428) Grocer Lond.(Kingdon)179/9 : Synamon or canel.
- (1429) RParl.4.361a : Synomom' Canell, and grene Gynger.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)7.1539 : Synamome, franc-ensens.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)78 : Cynamum: Cynamomum.
- c1460(a1449) Lydg.Look TM (Hrl 2255)116 : Som goldene flours have a bittir roote..Fowl heyr oppressyd with synamomys soote.
- c1450 Dice(1) (Frf 16)25 : Synamome, that ys of odour sote.
- ?c1450 Stockh.PRecipes (Stockh 10.90)118/14 : An ounce of fyn cinemum and half an ounce of whyt ginger.
- (1456) Doc.in HMC Rep.5 App.491 : Powder off synamon.
- (1471) Paston (Gairdner)5.119 : Gingyr and sinamun.
- (1474) Stonor1.144 : j pound Synamon.
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)123 : Þe spice..Gynger, Synamome.
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)133 : Look þat your stikkes of synamome be thyn, bretille, & fayre in colewre.
- a1475 Hrl.Bk.Hawking (Hrl 2340:Halliwell)302 : Take old grece, brymston, and cinomome..and anoynt the scabbe.
- ?a1475 Noble Bk.Cook.(Hlk 674)80 : Guinger, senymon, dates.
- a1500(a1451) Commodities Eng.(LdMisc 593)553 : All maner of Spycys..Synamon..Saffron..Canell.
- a1500 Play Sacr.(Dub 652)103 : Synymone, suger.
c
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mil.(Manly-Rickert)A.3699 : What do ye, honycomb, swete Alisoun, My faire bryd,me [!] swete cynamome?