Middle English Dictionary Entry
strū̆ction n.
Entry Info
| Forms | strū̆ction n. Also struccion, struccon, structon, (early) structium, strutium & struictos & (?error) strcton. |
| Etymology | OE strūtium (from L) & L strūthium, strūthion, strūthios, AL strūtios. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. ostricium n.
1.
A medicinal herb, prob. soapwort Saponaria officinalis.
Associated quotations
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.HApul.(Hrl 6258B)189/9,11 : Structium [L Herba strutios]..Nim þisse wyrt wurtruman, þæt man strutium & Engle [OE strutium & oþrum naman] byscupwyrt nemneð.
- ?a1450 Macer (Stockh Med.10.91)149 : Bysshoppesworth is clepid structon [vrr. struction, strcton, struccon, struccion, struictos; L Struthion] or ostructon.