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cervical

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Searchable Lemmata: cervical (L).
Alternate Forms: servical, cervicalis, cervicali, tervical, cervicalia, cervicalium, cornicalia, servicalia.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1a(n.) Furnishing; cushion or pillow; often used to support the neck or head. Also, cushion used as an altar ornament.(ante 700 - 1500)
1. Cervicalia autem eo quod ponantur sub cervice vel cubito. Pulvillus dictus a pulvinar, qui est divitum lectus. Culcitae vocatae quod calcentur, id est farciantur, pluma sive tomento, quo molliores calidioresque sint. [DOE ISID. Etym. (19,25,4)]
2. Ceruical wangere. [DOE AntGl 2 (Kindschi) (076000 (757))]
3. Ceruical .i. capitale bolster ł wongere [DOE HlGl (Oliphant) (0745 (C686))]
4. ceruical pilawer. [DOE ÆGl 1 (000400 (4))]
5. et erat ipse in puppi supra ceruical dormiens et excitant eum et dicunt ei magister non ad te pertinet quia perimus & wæs ðe ł he in scipp on ł oferufa bolstare slepende & awehton hine & cuoedon to him laruu ne to ðe byreð forðon ł þæt we sie dead ł ne reces ðu þæt we deado sie. [DOE MkGl (Li) (014700 (4.38))]
6. Ceruical : heafodbolster [DOE ClGl 2 (Quinn) (0348 (348))]
7. Ceruical et capitale unum sunt. [DOE CorpGl 2 (Hessels) (150900 (3.310))]
8. reclinavit caput ad cervical Historic. [DMLBS BEDE (HE IV 22) ante 731]
9. gubennid: cervical Gloss. [GPC Ox. 2 (44a (6.25)) ante 1000]
10. sublevabat jacentis cervicem cervical amplissimum, quod ex purpura et bisso coccoque bis tincto et jacintho ... fuerat contextum Biblical/Hagiographic, Historic. [DMLBS AD. EYNS. (Hug. V 18 p. 215) 1196/1232]
11. cervicalis molliciem vel pulvinaria, si accumberet, quasi spicula dissilientia sentiebat Biblical/Hagiographic. [DMLBS R. COLD. (Cuthb. 102) ante 1173]
12. in festis duplicibus ... decorabitur magnum altare ... fronterio precioso, philacteriis et brachiis argenteis ... in festis vero que principaliter celebrantur adjicientur hiis in augmentum pulcritudinis ... fronterium deauratum, preciosiores philacterie, ... corporalia, cervicalia et si qua sunt alia ... ornamenta preciosa altari conveniencia Ecclesiastic/Regula. (used as decoration for altar) [DMLBS Cust. Cant. (111) circa 1330/1340]
13. xviij servicalia cooperta diversis pannis de serico(used as decoration for altar) [DMLBS Sacr. Lichf. (113) 1345]
14. item xj servicalia de panno deaurato cum j parvo de eodem pro reliquiis Ecclesiastic/Regula. (used as decoration for altar) [DMLBS Reg. Aberd. (II 142) circa 1450]
c.f.: bolster, cervical, cervicarium, gobennydd, head-rail, heafodbolster, pillow
L.
Sex: N/A    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, From Classical Latin cervical-is, adjectival formation as substantive from cervix 'neck' (especially the back part of the neck).
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