printcassuc-lēaf
noun,
n.,
a-decl.,
hapax legomenon
Type: plant-part
Last Update: 22.04.2011 07:22
Meanings Last Update: 22.04.2011 07:20
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A: plant-part
-, grass, blade of ~, Grashalm -
B: plant-part
-, sedge, blade of ~, Schilfhalm
Comment Last Update: 30.03.2012 11:10
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Comment on (A): -, grass, blade of ~, Grashalm
Occurrence Last Update: 19.10.2010 06:17
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Research Literature
BW II:
Bierbaumer, Peter.
Der botanische Wortschatz des Altenglischen. Grazer Beiträge zur Englischen Philologie 2. Bern, Frankfurt am Main, München: Lang, 1976.
LA, Lor:
Grattan, John Henry Grafton, and Charles Singer.
Anglo-Saxon Magic and Medicine. London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1952.
LA:
Cockayne, Oswald Thomas (ed.).
"[Lacnunga] Recipies." In: Leechdoms, Wortcunning and Starcraft of Early England. Being a Collection of Documents, for the Most Part never before Printed, Illustrating the History of Sience in this Country before the Norman Conquest. Vol. 3. Rev. Ed. by Charles Singer. London: Holland Press, 1961. 2-81.
LB:
Leonhardi, Günther.
Kleinere angelsächsische Denkmäler I. Bibliothek der ags. Prosa VI. Hamburg: Grand, 1905.
Grein, Christian-Wilhelm-Michael (ed.).
Bibliothek der angelsächsischen Poesie. Göttingen: Wigand, 1864.
MS London, British Library, Harley 585.
Pettit, Edward, (ed. and trans.).
Anglo-Saxon Remedies, Charms and Prayers from British Library MS Harley 585: the 'Lacnunga'. Vol. I: Introduction, Text, Translation, and Appendices. Vol. II: Commentary and Bibliography. Mellen Critical Editions and Translations. 6A and 6B. Lewiston, Queenston and Lampeter: Mellen, 2001.
Reed species were never differentiated properly (cf. →cassuc), so a indistinct translation with 'reed, Schilfgras' is most suitable. Different species were suggested as possible identifications: Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) P. Beauv., tufted hairgrass, Rasen-Schmiele (Cockayne 1962,II,375; Pettit 2001,I, glossary); or Carex L., sedge, a species of ~, Segge, eine Art ~ (cf. →cassuc; Pettit 2001,I,glossary).