ὕσγινον
ὕσγῐνον, τό, a vegetable dye of bright crimson or scarlet colour, perh. the
A). kermes (v. ὕσγη), Th. 511 , AP 6.254 ( ); hysginum, ( 7.14.1 excygno codd.), HN 9.140 , 21.170 , 35.45 (hygino, yyg-, yog-, id genus, codd.), Dig. 32.1.78.5 , Etym. 19.17.15 ( iscino): gen. sg. ισγινης Edict.Diocl. 19.8 ; ισγενης, ib. 24.9 - 12 .
2). scarlet cloak, τὸ ἄλλο ζεῦγος τῶν ὑσγείνων POxy. 531.17 (ii A. D.).[ῑ and AP ll. cc.; but ὑσγῐνόεις Th. 870 : the forms ισγινη, ισγενη point to a naturally short, ι, lengthd. metri gr.]