< University of Manchester, Lexis of Cloth & Clothing Project, Search Result For: 'coccin'
| Skip to main content | Skip to navigation | Skip to Search |

[University home]

The Lexis of Cloth and Clothing Project
    Expand All     Collapse All     Print Page

coccin

.
Searchable Lemmata: coccinus (L), coccine (AF), coccin (ME), coccin (OScots).
Alternate Forms: coccineus, coccineum, coccinum, concineas, coccineis, coctin, coccyn, cokcyn, coccyn, coctin, coctyn.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(adj.) Dye; red; scarlet; (as a substantive) a scarlet garment; used frequently for cloth in Biblical passages (particularly for the dress of the Whore of Babylon, Apoc. 17:4: 'et mulier erat circumdata purpura et coccino et inaurata auro et lapide pretioso et margaritis habens poculum aureum in manu sua plenum abominationum et inmunditia fornicationis eius' [Vulgate]). Cf. L coccus.(circa 700 - ante 1400)
1. coccineosque simul praecellit rubra colores Poetic. [DMLBS ALDH. (VirgV 163) ante 709]
2. Feniceum .i. coccineum rubrum ł basu Gloss. [DOE HlGl (Oliphant) (3168 (F260)) 900/999]
3. Finicium, .i. coccinum luteris beasu Gloss. [DOE HlGl (Oliphant) (3224 (F324)) 900/999]
4. Concineasque and þa <weolocreadan> Gloss. [DOE ClGl 3 (Quinn) (1481 (1481))]
5. pannis coccineis corpus amictus Biblical/Hagiographic. [DMLBS W. CANT. (Mir. Thom. VI 154) circa 1170]
6. lequel conust overer en or, ... en purpre, coctine (l. coccine?) et en jacincte Biblical/Hagiographic. [AND Bible2 (287va) circa 1300/1325]
7. Si voz pecchez averount estee si com coccine (Latin: coccinum) il serrount blaunchez si com neif Biblical/Hagiographic. [AND Isaiah ((A) 219va) circa 1350/1400]
8. [17.4] ... The womman was enuyround with purpur and coccyn [WB(2): reed; L coccino], that is, reed ... [18.16] ... Clothid with bijce, and purpur, and cocke [vrr. coctyn, coccyn; WB(2): reed scarlet]. Biblical/Hagiographic. [MED WBible(1) ((Roy 1.B.6) Apoc.17-18) circa 1384]
c.f.: wyrmread
AF, Ir, L, ME, MdE, SG.
Use: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, From Classical Latin coccus; ultimately from the Greek. Cf. MdE coccinean.
WF: Derivation
Etym Cog: coch.
References:
Skip to main content Skip to navigation