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cneów-holen

  • noun [ masculine ]
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cneów-holen, cneó-holen, es; m. n?
KNEEHOLM, knee-hulver, knee-holly, butcher's broom; ruscum, victoriola, ruscus aculeatus, Lin
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  • Genim twegen scenceas fulle wóses ðysse wyrte, ðe man victoriola, and óðrum naman cneówholen, nemneþ

    take two cups full of the juice of this herb, which is called victoriola and by another name knee-holly

    • Herb. 59;
    • Lchdm. i. 162, 6
  • Genim cneówholen

    take knee-holly

    • L. M. 1, 36;
    • Lchdm. ii. 86, 10: 1, 39;
    • Lchdm. ii. 102, 9: 2, 51;
    • Lchdm. ii. 266, 15: iii. 4, 29: 30, 14.
  • Wyrc to drence twá cneówholen

    make into a drink the two knee-hollies

    • L. M. 1, 47;
    • Lchdm. ii. 120, 8.
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v.  holen.
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  • cneów-holen, n.