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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1456-1616
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Serop, Sirop, n. Also: serup, syrop(e, sirupe, sorrop. [ME and e.m.E. sirop, suryp (Trevisa), sirup (c1400), serop, syrope (both Wars Alex.) (1400-), OF sirop (c1175 in Larousse), med. L. sirup- syrup.] (A) (thick) sweet liquid or syrup used as a. A vehicle for medicines. b. A confection or article of food.a., b. (1) 1456 Hay (Glenn) III 110/44.
And gif he war be ony cas our calde, he suld vs a serop calefactiff 1513 Doug. xii Prol. 145.
Hailsum of smell as ony spicery Tryakill, droggis or electuary, Seroppys, sewane, sugur, and synamome, [etc.] 1533 Boece 287.
Quhen Copa got credit to prepare this medicine … He spend certane dayis in serupis plesing to the taist with succoure cannell and rois watter 1531 Bell. Boece II 62.
Delicious seropis, maid of soft spicis, and liquouris plesand to the mouth 1531 Bell. Boece II 412.
King Edward commandit this monk to use vennomus potionis amang his othir seropis … he commandit the erle to observe ane diet: sone efter he gaif him soft seropis and quhen he was admittit to mair familiarite he gaif him ane vennomus potioun a1585 Polwart Flyt. 240 (T).
Tak ane sweit serop [H. sorrop] worth ane croune … To recreat thy sprit(b) a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 247.
Fyne electuairis And sugerit syropis for digestioun 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 67/17.
Madyn hayr, of the quhilk ane sirop maid of it is remeid contrar the infectione of the melt(2) 1597 Bk. Rates MS 11.
Syrope 1603 Philotus 439.
Quhom neyther salue nor syrop can assure 1614 W. Barclay in Sc. Hist. Rev. XXVIII 84.
[Tobacco] … comforteth nerves, and taken in sirupe there is no obstruction that can abide it 1616 Wedderburn Compt Bk. 112.
A grene can with 13 pyntis of syrop
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