blōstm-gyld

noun, , , 2 occ.

Type: plant-related

Last Update: 21.04.2011 07:23

Old-English: blōstmgild, blostmgeld,

Latin (Machine generated): FLORALIA, FLORIALIA,

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Reference Last Update: 19.10.2022 11:42

Meaning Last Update: 19.11.2008 10:42

  • A: plant-related
    -, flower-festival, Blütenfest
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Comment Last Update: 03.07.2009 10:04

  • Comment on (A): -, flower-festival, Blütenfest

    L FLORALIA = 'feast celebrated in honour of goddess Flora, das zu Ehren der Flora gefeierte Fest'.

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Occurrences Last Update: 11.05.2009 09:34

  • ClSt F, 323 FLORALIA blostmgeld
  • D 11, f.6r, Rosier FLORIALIA blostmgeld
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Research Literature

BW III: Bierbaumer, Peter. Der botanische Wortschatz des Altenglischen. Grazer Beiträge zur Englischen Philologie 3. Frankfurt am Main, Bern, Las Vegas: Lang, 1979.
DOE: Cameron, Angus, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette di Paolo Healey, et al. (eds.). Dictionary of Old English (A to G). CD-Rom. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies for the Dictionary of Old English Project, 2008.
Meritt, Herbert Dean. "Old English Glosses, Mostly Dry Point." Journal of English and Germanic Philology 60 (1961): 441-450.
MS London, British Library, Cotton Otho E.i.
Voss, Manfred. "Altenglische Glossen aus MS Brit. Library, Cotton Otho E.i." AAA 22:2 (1996): 179-203.