Middle English Dictionary Entry
bis-malwe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | bis-malwe n. |
| Etymology | ML bismalva |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. wimalve n.
1.
Marsh mallow Althaea officinalis.
Associated quotations
- [ a1400 Mirfeld Sinonoma (Pmb-O 2)13 : Bismalva, altea idem. ]
- [ a1400 Alphita (SeldArch B.35)22/26 : Bismalua, alta malua, altea idem..anglice wymalue uel marshmalue. ]
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)199/24 : A decoccioun of malowis & violet & rotis of bismalue in watir.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)95a/b : Medicynez..boiled in water shal be lefes..of malwez or bismalwe.
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)73/6 : Recipe fenigrec, semen lini, malue, bismalue..boiled in watre.
- c1450 Med.Bk.(2) (Add 33996)225 : Pro rancore vel tumore vulnerum. Tak þe rote of altea..bismalwe.
- ?a1500 Henslow Recipes (Henslow)62/19 : Take þe ius of..bys-maluen.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)38/77 : Take sorell and the white bisualue [read: bismalue] and the lesse broke lenke and stamp hem in a mortar and fry hem in shepis talowe and lay it hote to the byle.
Note: New spelling (error)