Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Ánim-a, s. f. dim. Ánim-étta, Ánim-ína, Ánim-úccia,
1. the soul, the principle of life in all living creatures;2. ghost, spirit. Render l'—, to give up the ghost, to die; 3. thought, idea, imagination, mind; 4. soul, person, individual. Quella città fa trenta mill'anime, that city reckons thirty thousand souls. Non v'è un — nel parco,there is not a soul in the park; 5. kernel;6. soul, term of endearment. — mia! my life, my soul! Esser — e corpo d'uno, to be upon most intimate terms with; 7. mould for casting statues, &c.; 8. interior of any covered object, as of a cloth button, kernel of a nut, box-iron, &c.
Florio: a worlde of wordes, or most copious, dictionarie in Italian and English
anima: the soule of mankind. Also the core or kernell of any fruit. Also a cuirace or brestplate, so called because it armeth the heart.
