Middle English Dictionary Entry
brank ursine phr.
Entry Info
| Forms | brank ursine phr. Also brance ~, blanoursin. |
| Etymology | OF & ML |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The acanthus (Acanthus mollis).
Associated quotations
- [ ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)177a/b : Branca vrsina is an herbe ca. & hu. in primo; it is maturatif & lenitif. ]
- [ a1500 Agnus Castus (Hrl 3840)138 : Branca vrcina is an herb þat men clepith brankurcyna other cutbercol oþer see dokke..he groweth in banckes of þe see. ]
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)33b/a : Take malue, brank vrsyne [*Ch.(1): brancam vrsinam], þe rote of holy hok.
- c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk.(Thrn)68/38 : To ripe an enpostyme. Tak brance vrcyne, wilde malue.
- a1500 Travel Instruc.(CotApp 8)281 : Malowes and blanoursyn.