sherbet
SHERBET
perhaps sicera (late).
perhaps sicera (late).
sherbet: perh. sīcĕra (some kind of intoxicating drink): Vulg. Luc. i. 15 Or *syrupus (M. L.), syrup, sherbet, and shrub being different forms of the same word. (By circuml., *potus dulcis qui Anglice sherbet dicitur.)