Middle English Dictionary Entry
absinthe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | absinthe n. |
| Etymology | OF, from L. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Wormwood; fig. bitterness sorrow.
Associated quotations
- a1500 Mirror Salv.(Beeleigh)p.117 : Forto..alle erthly joie multiply Ware absinthe als in regarde of alderleest joye hevenly.