paeanitis

paeānītis, tidis, f., ein uns unbekannter Edelstein, Plin. 37, 180. – ders. paeānītēs, Akk. em u. ēn, m., Solin. 9, 22 (wo Akk. -em). Prisc. perieg. 440 (wo Akk. -en). Isid. orig. 14, 4, 13 (cod. Gu. 2 peaniten, Ar. paeantidem).

paeanitis [CL < παιανῖτις] , precious stone credited with magic properties. paeantides [Trevisa:pionyces] est lapis que dicitur esse feminei sexus, nam certo tempore concipit et parit consimilem lapidem, et confert pregnantibus Bart. Angl. XVI 77.