Middle English Dictionary Entry
wen-wurt n.
Entry Info
| Forms | wen-wurt n. Also uenwort, vonvirt. |
| Etymology | OE wen-wyrt; sense (b) prob. from confusion with bōn-wǒrt n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. wen n. 1.(c).
1.
(a) = pile-wort n.;
(b) the European daisy (Bellis perennis).
Associated quotations
a
- ?c1125(?OE) Dur-C.Gloss.(Dur-C Hunter 100)125(d) : Emigrani: vonvyrt.
- c1150(?OE) Ld.Herb.Gloss.(LdMisc 567)40/642 : Emigrana, i. wenwvrt uel wencloua.
b
- a1500 MS Hrl.3388 in Hunt Plant Names (Hrl 3388)88 : [Consolida Minor:] daysey, uenwort, bonewort.