Skip to content Skip to search
About Report a problem (opens in a new tab)

matianus

matianus [CL] 1 (as adj.; malum ~um or sim.) crab-apple (Malus pumila). c1200 poma omnia mollia mala dicta sunt sed cum adjectione terrarum in quibus antea nata sunt ut persica, punica, mattiniana Best. Ashmole f. 93v; ungantur cum sapone gallico ‥ cum nitro et aceto vel cum succo malorum ‥ ~orum Gilb. III 168v. 1; in vino malorum ~orum vel granatorum Gad. 7v. 1; cum ‥ pomis acerbis et silvestribus et ~is Ib. 33v. 2; malum ~um, A. a crabbe WW. 2 (as sb.): a (f.) crab-tree; b (n.) crab-apple. a crabbe, tre, ~us, -ni, fem PP; ~us, a crabbetre WW; a crab tre ‥ ~us, macianum est fructus ejus CathA.  b succus ~orum Gilb. III 143v. 1; hydromelle et succo ~orum ‥ commixtum SB 24; ~um, a crabbe WW; 1485 pro xxxj bus. ~orum ‥ iij s. iiij d. Ac. Durh. 98.

Saved

Recent

Keyboard shortcuts

/ s Search
← → Previous / next dictionary
1 – 9 Go to dictionary 1–9
j k Next / previous word in the word wheel
m Switch between Logeion and Morpho
b Save or unsave this word
Shift B Saved and recent words
l Look up the selected word
Esc Close suggestions or a panel
? This list