Middle English Dictionary Entry
cine n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cine n. Also syne, sene, sayne. |
| Etymology | OF cin & ML cinus (from Gr. schinos mastic tree). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A tree, variously identified.
Associated quotations
- [ (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)36 : Byrche tre: Lentiscus, cinus. ]
- [ c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)572 : Cinus: an haythorne & an hawe. ]
- c1390 Susan.(Vrn)316 : Vndur a Cyne [vrr. sayne, sene, syne], soþli, my seluen I hir se.