ELLEN
- noun [ neuter ]
Grammar
Wright's OE grammar
§340;
The elder-tree
; sambūcus nigra, a
small tree whose branches are filled with a
light spongy pith. The fruit is a globular,
purplish-black berry, of which wine is often made,
called elder-berry wine.
It is quite distinct from alor the
alder-tree, q. v
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Ellenes blósman genim
take blossoms of elder,
- L. M. 2, 59;
- Lchdm. ii. 288, 2.
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Genim ðas wyrte, ðe man sambūcus = σαμβύκη [MS. samsuchon = σάμψυχον] and óðrum naman ellen, háteþ
take this wort, which is named sambucus, and by another name elder,
- Herb. 148, 1;
- Lchdm. i. 272, 14.
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Genim ellenes leaf
take leaves of elder,
- L. M. 1, 27;
- Lchdm. ii. 68, 23: 2, 30;
- Lchdm. ii. 228, 4.
Etymology
Plat.
elloorn,
m:
Ger. M. H. Ger.
holder, holunder,
m:
O. H. Ger.
holder, holuntar, m:
Dan.
hyld, m. f;
hylde-træ, n;
Swed.
hyll
. f.]
Linked entries
v.
ellm.
Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “ELLEN.” 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/9229.
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