Middle English Dictionary Entry
horten n.
Entry Info
| Forms | horten n. Also hurten. |
| Etymology | Cp. OE hortan pl. whortleberries. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Only in ~ tre, some kind of fruit tree; ?the cornel cherry.
Associated quotations
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)7.11 : Everiche grove schoon wiþ horten [vr. hurten] treen ful of fruyt.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- (a1340) MS Bal.27 in Wenzel ME Lexicon (Bal 27)476 : 'Vaccinia' apud Virgilium aliquando sunt parui fructus nigri, anglice 'horten' in austro, in borea 'bilberies,' in gallico 'bledens'; et sic loquitur hic. Aliquando 'vaccinia' sunt flores qui vocantur primule veris, quibus similes sunt 'cosloppes,' et sic loquitur Virgilius in eadem egloga, dicens, 'Mollia luteola pingit vaccinia campos.'
Note: Requires modification of the gloss; note equivalence with 'bilberries' (MED bulberie n.)
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1500 Rwl.C.506 Artist.Recipes (Rwl C.506) 177/31 : To make fine turnesole, take belberyes þat is to sey hortes..and lynne cloþe, and put þeryn þy berys, and put it yn horse donge.
Note: Glossary: "hortes n. pl. 'bilberries (Vaccinum myrtillus L.)'."
Note: Supplemental material.
Note: ?Modify gloss; ?modify spelling of headword. Cf. also hurtil-beri n.