Middle English Dictionary Entry
bon-refair n.
Entry Info
Forms | bon-refair n. |
Etymology | OF; cf. OF flairier be fragrant. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The balm mint Melissa officinalis.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Alphita (SeldArch B.35)40/29 : Mellissa: medswete uel bonrefair.
- a1400 Alphita (SeldArch B.35)115/10 : Mellissa..citrago, citraria, melago idem..anglice bonrefair uel bouruurt uel beuurt.