Middle English Dictionary Entry
berbẹ̄ne n.
Entry Info
| Forms | berbẹ̄ne n. Also (Latinate) berbena. |
| Etymology | OE berbēne (from AL berbena, var. of ML verbena, vervena). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. vervein.
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Associated quotations
- ?a1200(?OE) PDidax.(Hrl 6258b)13/32 : Nim berbeneleaf and cnuca hy swþe.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)177a/b : Berbena [L Berbena] is an herbe fri. & sic. without excesse & for þi it is sedatif & consolidatif.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)108a/a : Berbena [Ch.(2): verueyne] yborne & recent .i. newe brissed helpeþ þe pillerez of þe feete with priue or hid strengthez.
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