SC - Dairy Products (long) - was: Bread and Circuses, was: Citrus Fruit ...

[James L. Matterer]

> a quick search for the derivation of 'butter' came up
> with the following:
> 
> [Greek] bûtyrum (y, Sid. Carm. 12, 7; bu-tyron, Aen. Mac. Herb. c. de ruta.
> buturum, Edict. Diocl. p. 15), i, n., = bouturon [said to be a Scythian word,
> but prob. boûsturos; Engl. butter], butter, Cels. 4, 15; 4, 18; 5, 26, 30;
> Col. 6, 12, 5; Plin. 11, 41, 96, § 239; 28, 9, 35, § 133 sq.
> 
> butyro stipendiati, serving for butter, getting butter for pay,
> 
> buterum --> butyrum
> 
> So far, I have found no lnown Latin word which resembles 'butium' which has
> been translated by any L-E dictionary. ;-( Will keep searching.
> 
> Ras
> 
> butyrum / buterum / buytrum
> 
> buytrum --> butyrum
> 
> butium                  ========   UNKNOWN
> 

Ras and all - I have scanned the picture in question and have put it,
along with a blow-up of the Latin text, on the web at:

http://www.labs.net/dmccormick/huen/butium.htm

Can anyone offer a translation?

Huen
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A Boke of Gode Cookery
http://www.labs.net/dmccormick/huen.htm
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