Middle English Dictionary Entry
lancelet n.
Entry Info
Forms | lancelet n. |
Etymology | ML lanceolāta; cp. CL lanceolātus adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?The greater spearwort (Ranunculus lingua); ?ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata).
Associated quotations
- c1450 Burg.Practica (Rwl D.251)250/15 : For to breke þe felun or boche: Take þe yelkys of eggis..and þe juce of lancelet and myllfoyle.