Middle English Dictionary Entry
walo n.
Entry Info
| Forms | walo n. |
| Etymology | ?Error for wolde or wald, vars. of weld n.(1); but cp. MnE dial. wallow, var. of waller the common alder or willow. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?The plant weld (Resedu luteda), which yields a yellow dye; ?the common alder (Alnus glutinosa).
Associated quotations
- c1500 Recipe MSS Hast.in HMC (Hnt HU 1051)424 : To mak yelow for horse treese and hayr: Tak red led and temper it with yelow water of walo [?read: wold] or of wodwyse.