Middle English Dictionary Entry
cunel n.
Entry Info
| Forms | cunel n. Also cunula. |
| Etymology | ML; cp. OE cunille, -elle (from CL cunīla) thyme, rue. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A garden herb of the mint family: marjoram, thyme, or savory.
Associated quotations
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)3.652 : Now [February] cunula is sowe & hath culture As oynons or garlec.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)4.166 : Garlec, cunel [L gloss.: cunula], ek oynouns..Now sette in places colde.
- (?1440) Palladius (DukeH d.2)12.84 : Now oynouns sowe..and cunel sowe.