Obs. Forms: 3–6 canel, 3–4, 7 canele, 4–7 canell, canelle, 5 canylle, cannell, 7–8 cannel. [ME. canele, a. OF. canele, canelle (mod.F. cannelle) cinnamon:—med.L. canella, dim. of canna cane.] Cinnamon; perhaps including the similar but inferior Cassia bark.
c. 1205. Lay., 17744. Muche canele & gingiuere & licoriz.
1382. Wyclif, Prov. vii. 17. Myrre, and aloes, and canell.
c. 1460. J. Russell, Bk. Nurture, in Babees Bk. (1868), 125. Gynger, Canelle, longe pepur.
1575. Turberv., Bk. Falconrie, 342. The powder of fine Canell whiche is nothing else but Cinnamon.
1608. Sylvester, Du Bartas, 268. Moluques Isles, that bear Cloves and Canele.
1651. Rec. Pittenweem, in Statist. Acc. Scotl., IV. 376 (Jam.). Some great bunns … baken with sugar, cannel, and other spices.
1721. Ramsay, Wks. (1848), III. 70. Strains that warm our hearts like cannel gill.
