saliunca

sălĭunca, ae, f.,

• an odoriferous plant, the wild or Celtic nard: Valeriana Celtica, Linn.; Plin. 21, 7, 20, § 43; Verg. E. 5, 17; Scrib. Comp. 195; 258; Vulg. Isa. 55, 13.

saliunca, ae, f., eine wohlriechende Pflanze, die wilde od. keltische Narde (Valeriana Celtica, L.), Verg., Plin. u.a. – Dav. Demin. saliuncula, ae, f., Itala Isai. 55, 13. Hieron. in Isai. 15, 55. v. 12 u. 13. Corp. inscr. Lat. 5, 6415. Not. Tir. 105, 43. Vgl. Gloss. II, 217, 24 ›saliuncula, ἀγριόροδον‹, u. Gloss. II, 225, 51 ›saliuncula, ἀνεμώνη‹.

saliunca [CL] 1 (bot.) species of valerian, Celtic nard, spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi or sim.; in some quot. prob. also w. ref. to aromatic substance obtained from the roots of the plant); b (described as sim. to but dist. from spikenard; w. quot. cf. et. 2b & c infra). celtica, i. saliola Gl. Laud. 417; fasces galliculus, i. ~a vel nardo celtico Ib. 680; nardum celticum, i. saliola, vel spica celtica, vel saliuncula, vel fascigallica Ib. 1070; piretri, coralli ru’, dragagan, reupontici ~i, anacardi ‥ Gilb. IV 200v. 2; laventur in decoctione ebuli et sambuci et salimee [? l. saliunce] Ib. VII 362. 2; ~a, wilde popi, vel spica celtica secundum quosdam [in marg.: calketrappe] SB 37; spica celtica, ~a idem SB 40.  b ~a est herba ‥ spinosa et modica a saliendo dicta, eo quod facit saltare se calcantes, et ideo dicitur Gallice †thauthecrape [ed. 1601: cauchetrape; Trevisa: chalquetrappe] ‥ . dicitur alio nomine yringus ‥ et ab aliquibus scorpio ‥ . ~a est ‥ multum aromatica ‥ ut nardi spica ‥ . in Pannonia regione nascitur Bart. Angl. XVII 144. 2 (identified w. var. thorny or spiny plants): a kind of furze or gorse (Ulex europaeus or sim.). b sea-holly (Eryngium maritimum; v. eryngion, ? cf. et. caput 3a). c (= ME, AN calketrappe) a variety of spiny or spiny-seeded plants (v. OED s. v. calketrappe, OED s. v. caltrop 3). a ~a [gl. win] Garl. Mor. Scol. 57 (v. 3a infra); ffyre, sher brusche, ~a, -e PP; whyne, ~a, -ce ‥ et est herba spinosa ‥ ; saliuris, -ris ‥ ; ruscus, -ci PP; hec ~a, A. wyne WW; a whyn buske [v. l. whynne], ~a, saliuncula, paliurus CathA; c1494 sol’ Will’ Blyrthorne pro succisione salamicarum, iij s. vj d. Ac. Durh. 652; 1486 custibus petarum ad xxviij s. j d. custibus ~arum ad ij s. iiij d. Househ. Ac. 557; 1563 J. B. succidit seliuncas infra dominium hic contra ordinem (CourtR Auburn) Arch. Soc. Yorks J. X 73.  b ~a ‥ dicitur alio nomine yringus Bart. Angl. XVII 144 (v. 1b supra); yringus, ~a idem SB 25 (cf. ib. 44: yringus, centum capita idem).  c ~a est herba ‥ spinosa ‥ et ‥ dicitur Gallice †thauthecrape [ed. 1601: cauchetrape; Trevisa: chalquetrappe] Bart. Angl. XVII 144 (v. 1b supra); ~a [gl.: chach ecrape] Garl. Mor. Scol. 57 (v. 3a infra); salmenta, salmita, calketrappe MS BL Sloane 2479 f. 104v; caltrope, herbe, ~a, -ce PP; ~a [in marg.: calketrappe] SB 37 (v. 1a supra); ~a, A. kalketreppe [v. l. G. calketrappe] Alph. 159. 3 (in fig. contexts as type of worthless or undesirable plant, freq. contrasted w. rosa; prob. to be assoc. w. sense 2 supra); b (w. ref. to Is. lv 13). soleo ‥ / ‥ recubans terre non alta sed ima referre; / inter ego modicas repo saliunca miricas, / ‥ quasi balbus homo ridenda poemata promo R. Cant. Poems 14. 44; quando urtica lilium ad crescendum impediebat, quando hyssopum ~a destruebat Ad. Scot TT 739A; contingit ‥ frequenter / quod major servit preficiturque minor. / digna sub indignis vivunt, rosa sub saliuncis, / lilia sub tribulis, ne movearis in his Nig. SS 3273; sed nunc vice versa / aurea gemma lutum, rosa fit saliunca (Vers.) M. Rievaulx 23. 3; mutata est rosa vernans in degenerem saliuncam Neckam Sal. 29; pro violis unca lesis ludit saliunca [gl.: chach ecrape, win; heresis; per ~am intelliguntur divites ‥ et dicitur ~a quasi saliens unca, herba quedam spinosa crescens in campis] Garl. Mor. Scol. 57; ecclesie clause ‥ siluere ‥ / et sic hereseos crevit ‥ seges. / non tamen in cunctis habitat, sed sub saliunca / flet rosa, sub lappa lilia lesa dolent Id. Tri. Eccl. 70.  b ad irrigationem ejus pro ~a ascendet abies, et pro urtica crescet myrtus G. Hoyland Ascet. 265A; tunc pro ~a ascendit abies, jam pro urtica crevit myrtus Ad. Scot TT 739B; in horto patrisfamilias simul sunt ~a et abies, urtica et myrtus. in grege Jacob animalia alba et nigra, agni et hedi P. Blois Ep. 45. 132C (= Id. Serm. 742D). 4 (bot., identified w. other kinds of plants): a sorrel (Rumex). b wild poppy (Papaver rhoeas or sim.). c foxglove (Digitalis purpurea; w. quot. ? cf. et. LL pervinca). d (assoc. w. salix), or f. l. a ~a, sure GlC 578.  b ~a, wilde popig Ælf. Gl. 134; ~a, wilde popi SB 37 (v. 1a supra).  c saluinca, i. foxe glove vel wantelee Gl. Laud. 1334; 12‥ saluinca, i. gauntelee, i. foxesglove WW.  d ~us, salices qui velociter crescunt GlC 593.

sălĭunca, (16) æ, f. , valériane celtique [plante] : Virg. B. 5, 17 ; Plin. 21, 43.

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saliunca ae, f

• a scented plant, wild nard, V.