lycorys

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Middle English

Alternative forms

licoresse, licorice, licoriȝs, licoris, licorys, licoryse, likorys, liquirice, lycoresse, lycorice

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French licoresse, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza). Some forms are or have been influenced by licour or its etymons.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌlikuˈriːs/, /ˈlikuris/

Noun

lycorys (uncountable)

Liquorice root (the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra)
- a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Knight's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 3690–3691:
  But first he cheweth greyn and lycorys / To smellen sweete, er he hadde kembd his heer.
  Though first he chews spices and licorice, / To smell sweet before he'd combed his hair.
Liquorice (the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra)

Descendants

English: licorice, liquorice
Scots: liquorie

References

“licorī̆s, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-28.

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