Geuz baue

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Geuz baue nux muscata.


Apparatus:

Geuʒ ejp | Geuz B | Geum AC f {‘ʒ’ misread as m”}
baue efp | bane ABC f {'u' misread as 'n'}
{baue} .i. {= idest} add. e | a’ {= arabice} add. f


Translation:

Geuz baue is Arabic for Latin nux muscata {"nutmeg"}.


Commentary:

Cf. Siggel (1950: 27): ﺟﻮﺯ ﺑﻮﺍ /ğauz bauwā/ S. v. Myristica officinalis, Muskatnuß {i.e. "husk of nutmeg"}.

For different attempts to transcribe ﺟﻮﺯ ﺑﻮﺍ /ğauz bauwā/ see Ieuz bane, Iouz bua.

For further information on nutmeg see Nux miristica, Miristica.


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