Zingiber_officinale

gingifer

noun, f., n-decl., 9 occ.

Type: plant

Last Update: 11.10.2011 07:41

Meanings Last Update: 30.05.2011 07:33

  • A: plant: foreign
    Zingiber officinale Rosc., ginger, Ingwer
  • B: plant: native
    ??? Sedum acre L., biting stonecrop, Scharfer Mauerpfeffer
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Comment Last Update: 30.05.2011 07:28

  • Comment on (A): Zingiber officinale Rosc., ginger, Ingwer

    The identification in Bierbaumer (1975, s.v.: Sedum acre L.) has to be revoked; on the complex history of the ModE plant name 'ginger' cf. the monograph by Ross (1952).

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Occurrences Last Update: 03.08.2009 14:30

  • LA, 110/7 nsg gingifre
  • LA, 194/18[1] nsg gingifr[e]
  • LB, 18/14 asg gingifer
  • LB, 19/34 gsg gingifran
  • LB, 21/1 asg gingifer
  • PD, 11/13 asg gingiber
  • PD, 39/22 gsg gingyfran
  • PD, 47/15 asg gingiferan
  • PD, 47/24[2] asg gyngyfere
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Image Last Update: 11.10.2011 07:41

Zingiber officinale Rosc., ginger, Ingwer

Zingiber_officinale

Botanical-Information: stylised plate

Source: →reference-information

Pabst, Gustav (ed.). Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen und kurz erläuterndem Texte. Reprint von Ausz. aus d. Gesamtw. nach d. dreibd. Orig.-Ausg. Gera-Untermhaus, Köhler, 1887, 1889 und 1898. Hannover: Schäfer, 1997.

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Research Literature

BW I: Bierbaumer, Peter. Der botanische Wortschatz des Altenglischen. Grazer Beiträge zur Englischen Philologie 1. Bern, Frankfurt am Main: Lang, 1975.
BW II: Bierbaumer, Peter. Der botanische Wortschatz des Altenglischen. Grazer Beiträge zur Englischen Philologie 2. Bern, Frankfurt am Main, München: Lang, 1976.
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.
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: Cockayne, Oswald Thomas (ed.). "Leech Book." 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. 2. Rev. Ed. by Charles Singer. London: Longman [et. al.], 1961. 1-360.
LB: Leonhardi, Günther. Kleinere angelsächsische Denkmäler I. Bibliothek der ags. Prosa VI. Hamburg: Grand, 1905.
PD: Löweneck, Max (ed.). Peri Didaxeon. Erlanger Beiträge zur Englischen Philologie 12. Erlangen: Junge, 1896.
Cockayne, Oswald Thomas (ed.). "Peri Didaxeon." 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. 82-143.
Deegan, Marilyn. A Critical Edition of MS. B.L. Royal 12.D.XVII: Bald's 'Leechbook'. Diss. Univ. of Manchester. 1988.
Grein, Christian-Wilhelm-Michael (ed.). Bibliothek der angelsächsischen Poesie. Göttingen: Wigand, 1864.
Hankins, Freda Richards. Bald's 'Leechbook' Reconsidered. Diss. Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1993.
MS London, British Library, Royal 12 D.xvii.
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.
Ross, Alan Strode Campbell . Ginger. A Loan-Word Study. Oxford: Blackwell, 1952.
Sanborn, Linda (ed.). An Edition of British Library MS. Harley 6258B: Peri Didaxeon. Diss. Ottawa: University of Ottawa, 1983.
Sauer, Hans. Patterns of loan-influence on the Medieval English plant names, with special reference to the influence of Greek. In: Foreign Influences on Medieval English, Eds. Jacek Fisiak, and Magdalana Bator. Studies in English medieval language and literature. 28. Frankfurt/Main: Lang, 2011. 55-76.
Wright, Cyril E. (ed.). Bald's Leechbook. Early English manuscripts in facsimile. 5. Kopenhagen: Rosenkilde & Bagger, 1955.
[1]:

MSS C, L: gingifra.

[2]:

L text (Löweneck 1896,46/11): ZINZIBERIS.