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eofor-þrote

  • noun [ feminine ]
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eofor-þrote, an; f. [eofor a boar, þrote the throat]
The carline thistle; carlina acaulis, Lin
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  • Eoforþrote

    colucus? colicus?

    • Glos. Brux. Recd. 41,
    • 64;
    • Wrt. Voc. 67, 79: 291,
    • 7.
  • Wið heáfodece sceal eofor-þrote

    carline thistle shall [serve] for head-ache.

    • Lchdm. iii. 12, 25: 24, 7: L. M. 1,
    • 31;
    • Lchdm. ii. 74, 18: I. 48
    • ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 122, 13: 1,
    • 62;
    • Lchdm. ii. 134, 19, 28: 3,
    • 8;
    • Lchdm. ii. 312,
    • 16.
  • Nim eofor-þrotan sǽd

    take seed of carline thistle,

    • 3,
    • 12 ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 314,
    • 18.
  • Eofor-þrotan awyl on ealaþ

    boil carline thistle in ale,

    • 1,
    • 45 ;
    • Lchdm. ii. 110, 12, 23: 2,
    • 53;
    • Lchdm. ii. 274, 2: 3,
    • 26;
    • Lchdm. ii. 322, 24: 3,
    • 48;
    • Lchdm. ii. 340,
    • 1.
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  • eofor-þrote, n.