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curmealle

  • noun [ feminine ]
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curmealle, curmelle, curmille,an; f. Centaury; centaurēurn = κενταύρειον
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  • Wið útsihtádle; curmealle , etc.

    for diarrhæa; centaury, etc.

    • L. M. 3, 22
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 320, 11: 1, 32
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 76, 20
      • .

  • Curmille

    centaury,

    • 1, 32
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 78, 21
      • .

  • Wring curmeallan seáw

    wring juice of centaury,

    • 3, 3
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 310, 9: Lchdm. iii. 38, 26: 58, 10
      • .

  • Genim gréne curmeallan

    take green centaury,

    • 10, 19: 18, 23: 28, 28: L. M. 3, 26
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 322, 21: 3, 30
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 324, 21
      • .

  • Wyl on ealaþ twá curmeallan

    boil in ale the two centauries,

    • L. M. 3, 38
      • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 330, 14
      • .
  • The centaury may be spoken of as,
the greater centaury ; chlora perfoliata, Lin
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  • Genim ðás wyrte ðe Grécas cenlauria major and Angle curmelle seó máre nemnaþ

    take this herb which the Greeks name centaurea majorand the English the greater centaury,

    • Herb. 35, 1
      • ;
    • Lchdm. i. 134, 3
      • .

  • Curmelle

    centaurea major,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 42
      • ;
    • Som. 64, 29
      • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 31, 39
      • .
the lesser centaury ; erythræa centaurium, Lin
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  • Ðeós wyrt ðe man centauriam minorem and óðrum naman curmelle seó læsse nemneþ, biþ cenned on fæstum landum

    this herb which is named centaurea minorand by another name the lesser centaury, is produced on stiff lands,

    • Herb. 36, 1
      • ;
    • Lchdm. i. 134, 17
      • .
Similar entries
v. eorþ-gealla.
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v.  culmille.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “curmealle.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/6848.

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