Bengi
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Bengi arabice iusquiamum Stephanus benegum scripsit.
Apparatus:
Bengi | Beagi ms. e {'n' misread as 'a'}
iusquiamum | iusquianũ j
{Stephanus} vero add. f
benegum | benagũ p | bñgum C
Translation:
Bengi is Arabic for Latin iusquiamum {"henbane"}; Stephanus writes benegum.
Commentary:
Wehr: ﺑﻨﺢ /banğ/ "henbane" (Hyoscyamus niger; bot.). Siggel p. 21: … ﺑﻨﺢ /banğ/ Hyoscyamus niger (Solanac.), Bilsenkraut {"henbane"}. [[1]].
Stephanus in his Breviarium writes: ysquiamos … begũ {probably misread from bengi > Latinised *bengum > *bẽgũ > *begũ [[2]]. Simon's form: benegum < *ben(e)gum.
WilfGunther (talk) 28/02/2014
See also: Iusquiamus