Middle English Dictionary Entry

elf-thung n.
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Entry Info

Forms elf-thung n. Also elve-.
Etymology Cp. OE ælf-þone; cp. ME elf goblin.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
A medicinal root, identified with L helleborus [cp. elebre].
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Note: Add to etymology: Second element -þone may have been influenced by þung n.
Note: Form section: Also elfthinge, (early) elvethung & (error) elfyiuge.--notes per MLL

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