jaspis

jaspis [CL iaspis < ἴασπις] , chalcedony, jasper; b (dist. by colour); c (w. ref. to supposed virtue). ~is, nomen gemmae GlC I 3; cujus menia sunt onix, berillus, / jaspis crisolitusque sardiusque Gosc. Edith (II) 97; Alb. Lond. DG 8. 7 (v. dendritis); 1315 ~is j rotundus Invent. Ch. Ch. 72. b jaspis coloris viridi / profert virorem fidei Frith. Cives 2. 1 (v. c infra); ~is est coloris varii et plus potest in argento quam in auro. castimoniam diligit, febres fugat, partum juvat et sanguinem restringit R. Niger Mil. II 8 (v. c infra); jaspidis est species intenso grata virore Neckam DS VI 167; 1215 cum xj ~idibus viridibus (v. deguttare 2a); vir justus, rara volucris, quasi jaspis in alga, / cedrus in alneto, Phebus in imbre micat Garl. Epith. I 303; si inveneris sigillum in ~ide rubeo sculptum ‥ Sculp. Lap. 451. c Frith. Cives 2. 1 (v. b supra); nec mirum nec immerito ipsum ~is fidei, saphyrus supernae fidei ‥ condecorant J. Furness Walth. 93; R. Niger Mil. II 8 (v. b supra); inspectus lapis iste potest suspendere mentes, / ambiguas utrum jaspis marmorve sit; at si / jaspis, hebes jaspis; si marmor, nobile marmor H. Avr. Hugh 880–1; igne castissimo fornax succenditur / aurumque virginis mollescens solvitur; / soluto numinis jaspis immittitur / et sacer anulus sponse conficitur Walt. Wimb. Carm. 182; quod ‥ ~is restringit sanguinem non potest reduci T. Sutton Gen. & Corrupt. 170.

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