Middle English Dictionary Entry
lōde-wort n.
Entry Info
| Forms | lōde-wort n. |
| Etymology | From lōde (cp. OE lād a waterway), & wort n.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The plant water crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis).
Associated quotations
- c1465(?1373) *Lelamour Macer (Sln 5)66a : Ramys fote ys an erbe þat is like to crowe fote, and sum men calliþ him lode worte.
- a1500 Agnus Castus (LdMisc 553)199/8 : Pes arietis is an herbe þat me clepuþ rammesfot or lodewort.