Middle English Dictionary Entry
brust-wort n.
Entry Info
Forms | brust-wort n. |
Etymology | ?From bresten v.; cp. EMnE burstwort. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A plant; ?the common herniary Herniaria glabra.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Med.Bk.(1) (Med-L 136)72/180,181 : For costyfnes..take..scabiouse & brustwarte..Take fenell and sauge & fyniter and brustwort.