brȳse-wyrt

There only is one occurrence from an OE text, the identification is maily based on ME references. Cockayne suggests B. perennis (Laud 553), "plainly for Hembriswyrt" (1962,II,373) based on Bodley 178: "CONSOLIDA MINOR. Daysei is an herbe þat sum men callet hembrisworte oþer bonewort (1962,II,371)." For ME (most occurrences are from MSS dated after 1400) Hunt (1989,87-88) comprehensively documents that it belongs to the CONSOLIDA (MAIOR, MEDIA, MINOR) complex. BTS has no reference to this plant name; ClH(S), who also suggests 'soap wort' without any explanation, and the DOE support this identification.

The medical indications provided by Grieve (1971, s.v.) match the OE use in a recipe for lungen adle. She cites Gerard: "inflammation [of] 'alle the inwarde parts' (1971, s.v.).

There only is one occurrence from an OE text, the identification is maily based on ME references. For ME (most occurrences are from MSS dated after 1400) Hunt (1989,87-88) comprehensively documents that it belongs to the CONSOLIDA (MAIOR, MEDIA, MINOR) complex. BTS has no reference to this plant name; the DOE supports this identification.

The medical indications provided by Grieve (1971, s.v.) match the OE use in a recipe for lungen adle: "It is very similar in its emollient action to Marshmallow, but in many cases is even preferred to it […] It is highly esteemed for all pulmonary complaints, consumption and bleeding of the lungs. A strong decoction, or tea, is recommended in cases of internal haemorrhage, whether from the lungs […]"

There only is one occurrence from an OE text, the identification is maily based on ME references. Cockayne (1962,II,373) suggests Anagallis L., pimpernel, Gauchheil based on ANAGALLIS brisewort, a ME gloss in Rawlinson c.506 and Harley 3388. Hunt convincingly links this ML plant name to Symphytum officinale L., common comfrey, Arznei-Beinwell (cf. 1989,23), therefore we can eliminate A. as possible meaning.