bán-wyrt
Bone-wort ⬩ a violet ⬩ the small knapweed ⬩ viola ⬩ centaurea minor
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Bone-wort, a violet, perhaps the small knapweed; viola, centaurea minor Bánwyrt hæbbe croppan bone-wort hath bunches of flowers, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 5. Bánwyrt centaurea minor, Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 85; Wrt. Voc. 32, 21. Sió greáte bánwyrt
clif-wyrt
Maiden-hair, water-wort, fox-glove ⬩ agrimonia
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Maiden-hair, water-wort, fox-glove; agrimonia Clifwyrt, sume men hataþ foxes clife, sume eá-wyrt cliff-wort, some men call fox-glove, some water-wort, L. M. l, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 3
Linked entries: clife clyf-wyrt foxes glófa
cluf-wyrt
buttercup ⬩ batrachion = βατράχιον, ranunculus acris
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The herb buttercup; batrachion = βατράχιον, ranunculus acris, Lin Ðeós wyrt ðe man batrachion, and óðrum naman clufwyrt nemneþ, biþ cenned on sandigum landum and on feldum: heó biþ feáwum leáfum and þynnum this herb which is called batrachion and by
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cýle-wyrt
Sour-sorrel ⬩ oxylapăthum
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Sour-sorrel; oxylapăthum Cot. 216
ellen-wyrt
Elderwort, wallwort, danewort, dwarf-elder ⬩ sambūcus ĕbŭlus
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Elderwort, wallwort, danewort, dwarf-elder; sambūcus ĕbŭlus, Lin Genim ðas wyrte, ðe man ĕbŭlum, and óðrum naman ellenwyrte nemneþ, and eác sume men wealwyrt hátaþ take this herb, which is named ĕbŭlum, and by another name elderwort, and some men also
feld-wyrt
Field-wort ⬩ gentian ⬩ gentiāna
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Field-wort, gentian; gentiāna Feldwyrt gentiāna, Wrt. Voc. 68, 7. Herba gentiāna, ðæt ys feldwyrt the herb gentiāna, that is, field-wort, Herb. cont. 17, 1; Lchdm. i. 12, 16. Ðeós wyrt, ðe man gentiānam, and óðrum naman feldwyrt nemneþ, heó biþ cenned
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felt-wyrt
The plant mullein ⬩ verbascum thapsus
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The plant mullein; verbascum thapsus, Lin Ðeós wyrt, ðe man verbascum, and óðrum naman feltwyrt nemneþ, biþ cenned on sandigum stówum and on myxenum this plant, which is named verbascum, and by another name mullein, is produced in sandy places and on
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fíc-wyrt
The herb FIG-WORT ⬩ fīcāria herba ⬩ fīcus
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The herb FIG-WORT; fīcāria herba, fīcus, Ælfc. Gl. 41; Som. 63, 119; Wrt. Voc. 31, 6
fleót-wyrt
Floatwort ⬩ seaweed ⬩ alga?
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Floatwort, seaweed? alga?L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 268, 28
ealaþ-wyrt
Ale-wort ⬩ cervĭsia mustea, nova
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Ale-wort; cervĭsia mustea, nova, Som. Ben. Lye
hyll-wyrt
Hill-wort
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Hill-wort Hylwurt samum, Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 82; Wrt. Voc. 30, 34. Hylwyrt pollegia, 44; Som. 64, 83; Wrt. Voc. 32, 19. v. Lchdm. ii. 392, col. 2. In E. D. S. Plant Names hillwort is given as [1] mentha pulegium; [2] thymus serpyllum
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lǽce-wyrt
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a herb having medicinal virtue Se wísa Augustinus cwæþ ðæt unpleólíc sý ðeáh hwá lǽcewyrte þicge ac ðæt hé tælþ tó unálýfedlícere wiglunge gif hwá ða wyrta on him becnitte búton hé hí tó ðam dolge gelecge the learned Augustine said, that it is not dangerous
líð-wyrt
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Dwarf elder Lýðwyrt. Ðeós wyrt ðe man ostriage and óðrum naman lýðwyrt nemneþ, Herb. 29, 1; Lchdm. i. 124, 13. Líð-wyrt, L. M. 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 13. Líðwyrt ostriago, Wrt. Voc. 69, 26: eripheon, 68. 12: ostriago, ii. 65, 48
lungen-wyrt
Lung-wort
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Lung-wort, Lchdm, ii. 398, col. 1: iii. 337, col. 1
mǽsc-wyrt
Mash-wort ⬩ the wort in the mash-tub
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'Mash-wort, the wort in the mash-tub. On the malt boiling water is poured and allowed to stand three quarters of an hour; the liquid is wort, or mash-wort,' Lchdm. ii. 399, col. i Máxwyrte amber fulne, L. M. 1, 41; Lchdm. ii. 106, 16.
mealt-wyrt
Malt-wort
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Malt-wort Maltwyrt acinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 37, 54. Mealtwurt, i. 28, 7
mór-wyrt
Moor-wort
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Moor-wort Wyrc hié (a salve) of ðære smalan mórwyrte (drosera rotundifolia, Cockayne), Lchdm. ii. 128, 8
mucg-wyrt
mug-wort ⬩ muggart ⬩ muggon ⬩ mother-wort
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A plant name mug-wort, (Scott. ) muggart, muggon, also called mother-wort. In the Herbarium, Lchdm. i, three kinds of mug-wort are mentioned Mugcwyrt. Ðeós wyrt ðe man artemisiam and óðrum naman mucgwyrt nemneþ (Artemisia vulgaris), 102, 1-3. Herba artemisia
bió-wyrt
bee-wort ⬩ apiastrum
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bee-wort; apiastrum,Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 20
bisceop-wyrt
BISHOP'S-WORT, bishop's weed, betony, vervain, marsh-mallow ⬩ ammi = άμμι [ammi majus, Lin.], betonica, verbena, hibiscum = ίβίσκos
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[wyrt a wort, herb, plant] BISHOP'S-WORT, bishop's weed, betony, vervain, marsh-mallow; ammi = άμμι [ammi majus, Lin.], betonica, verbena, hibiscum = ίβίσκos Wyrc to drence æscþrotu, betonice, bisceopwyrt make into a drink ash-throat, betony, bishop's-wart
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