Middle English Dictionary Entry
ramsen n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ramsen n. Also ramson, -soun, ramesen; pl. ramsens, etc. & rampsons, -souns. |
| Etymology | OE hramsan, pl. of hramsa, hramse. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. affodil n., ramse n.
1.
Wild garlic (Allium ursinum), ramson; also, the root of wild garlic, ramsons; water of ~.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Alphita (SeldArch B.35)3/15 : Affodillus..folia eius sunt similia foliis porrorum, anglice, ramesen.
- a1400 Pep.Gosp.(Pep 2498)9/4 : Jones mete nas bot ramesones and wilde-nepes.
- ?c1425 Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)397/5 : Take þe rotes of þe rede dokke, and of enula campana, and of ramsens [*Ch.(1): affodillez]..and make þerof an oynement.
- c1450 Burg.Practica (Rwl D.251)236/11 : Take watyrcrassys and rampsouns and juce hem.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)180/562 : With vynegre and the decoccion of affodalis, þat is ramson, and the Juyse of the rede cole encorpere hem upon the fyre.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)254/822 : Take þe watir of saxfrage, watir of beteyn, watir of ramson.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)561/13 : Acticola: Ramsyn.
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)110b/a : Also so doiþ þe poudre of affodillis, i. ramsoun, þat mortifieþ and also heliþ þe same causis.
- a1500 Sln.Herb List (Sln 1201)75 : Herbys necessary for a gardyn..Rampsons.
- a1500 Sln.Herb List (Sln 1201)76 : Herbes for a Salade..Ramsons.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. water of ramson(s).