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cwic-bēamen

adjective, , , hapax legomenon

Type: plant-related

Last Update: 25.04.2011 11:33

Reference Last Update: 21.11.2022 13:58

Meanings Last Update: 25.04.2011 11:33

  • A: plant-related
    -, quick-beam, made of~, Eberesche, aus ~
  • B: plant-related
    -, wych elm, made of~, Berg-Ulme, aus ~
  • C: plant-related
    ? -, juniper, made of ~ wood, Wacholder, aus ~holz
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Comment Last Update: 25.04.2011 12:14

  • Comment on (A): -, quick-beam, made of~, Eberesche, aus ~

    For identification cf. s.v. →cwic-bēam.

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Occurrence Last Update: 18.02.2010 12:34
  • LA, 112/15 dsg mid cwicbeamenum sticcan
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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.