Rasenigi
Rasenigi scripsit Stephanus pro feniculo quod est razienigi et alicubi rasianegum scripsit.
Apparatus:
Rasenigi AC | Rasienegi (-nigi f) efp | Rasengi B | Racienigi j
est om. f
razienigi AC ef | ratienigi B | racienigi j | razienegi p
et alicubi | alibi f | om. B
rasianegum ABC jp | raseneguʒ ms. e | rasranegum f
scripsit | dixit f
Translation:
Stephanus writes Arabic rasenigi for Latin feniculum {"fennel"}, which is really razienigi in Arabic, and in other places he writes rasianegum.
Commentary:
Rasenigi:
Siggel (1950: 37): ﺭﺍﺯﻳﺎﻧﺞ /rāziyānağ/ Foeniculum vulgare (Umb.), Fenchel {i.e. "fennel"}.
Stephanus in his Breviarium writes maratron … rasianegũ
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N.b. Greek μάραθον /márathon/, also μάραθρον /márathron/, means "fennel" (LSJ).
WilfGunther (talk) 18:47, 26 October 2016 (BST)
See also: Racienigi, Feniculus