Middle English Dictionary Entry
rohand n.
Entry Info
Forms | rohand n. |
Etymology | From Ar. ráwand rhubarb.= rubarb(e n., in comb.: ex ~, |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
based on a misunderstanding of the Latin.
Associated quotations
- a1500(?a1425) Lambeth SSecr.(Lamb 501)70/8 : Þou shalt take..þe electuary of the tree of Aloes..and..of exrohand [L ex raoud; ?read: ex raond], þat ys, reubard [L id est ex reubarbaro].