Middle English Dictionary Entry
sulf n.
Entry Info
Forms | sulf n. |
Etymology | Prob. from sulphur n. or L sulp(h)ur, sulfur. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A plant with yellow flowers and an offensive odor, prob. the common toadflax Linaria vulgaris.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Alphita (SeldArch B.35)104/11 : Linguarium, assimulatur herbe Sti. I. in foliis et in stipite, sed fetat: gallice, lignarie; anglice, sulf.