jacynct

Middle English

Alternative forms

• jacinct, jacinctus, jacinkte, jacint, jacyncte, jacyngh, jacynt, jasynkt

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French jacinte, from Medieval Latin jacintus, jacinthus, from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒasinkt(ə)/, /ˈdʒasint(ə)/

Noun

jacynct

1. sapphire (blue gemstone)
2. (rare) sapphire (blue-purple colour)
   • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎^[1], published c. 1410, Apocalips 9:17, page 120r, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:

     ⁊ ſo Y ſai hoꝛſis in viſioun /⁊ þei þat ſaten on hem .· hadden firy haburiouns ⁊ of iacynct /⁊ of bꝛymſtoon /⁊ þe heedis of þe horſis weren as heedis of liouns .· /⁊ fier /⁊ ſmoke /⁊ bꝛymſtoon comeþ foꝛþ of þe mouþ of hem

     And so I saw horses in a vision, and those who sat on them had habergeons of fire, of sapphire, and of sulphur. The horses' heads were like lions' heads; fire, smoke, and sulphur came out of their mouths.

3. (rare) sapphire-coloured fabric
4. (rare) jacinth (red gemstone)
5. (rare) hyacinth (plant)

Descendants

• English: jacinth
• Scots: jacinct (obsolete)

References

• “jacinct(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.