printhamor-secg
noun,
m.,
ja-decl.,
2 occ.
Type: plant
Last Update: 14.07.2014 17:20
References Last Update: 22.11.2022 13:50
Meanings Last Update: 14.07.2014 17:20
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B: plant: native Several native species.
? Typha L., bulrush, a species of ~, Rohrkolben, eine Art von ~ -
A: plant: native Several native species.
? Carex L., sedge, Segge
Comments Last Update: 06.06.2011 10:31
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Comment on (A): ? Carex L., sedge, Segge
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Comment on (B): ? Typha L., bulrush, a species of ~, Rohrkolben, eine Art von ~
OE hamor can denote 'hammer' and 'cliff' none of which shows any connection to C. hirta. Is it another name for Typha L., bulrush, Rohrkolben, lit. 'hammer-sedge, Hammerschilf' (cf. →dy̅þ-hamor)?
Occurrences Last Update: 07.08.2009 06:53
Research Literature
BW I:
Bierbaumer, Peter.
Der botanische Wortschatz des Altenglischen. Grazer Beiträge zur Englischen Philologie 1. Bern, Frankfurt am Main: Lang, 1975.
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.
Britten, James, and Robert Holland.
A Dictionary of English Plant-Names. London: Trübner, 1886.
Deegan, Marilyn.
A Critical Edition of MS. B.L. Royal 12.D.XVII: Bald's 'Leechbook'. Diss. Univ. of Manchester. 1988.
Hankins, Freda Richards.
Bald's 'Leechbook' Reconsidered. Diss. Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1993.
MS London, British Library, Royal 12 D.xvii.
Wright, Cyril E. (ed.).
Bald's Leechbook. Early English manuscripts in facsimile. 5. Kopenhagen: Rosenkilde & Bagger, 1955.
[1]:
Judging from 39/6 it should probably read hamorwyrt 7 hamorsecg.
The identification is based on the ModE plant name 'hammersedge' (cf. Britten / Holland 1886,240) a name for C. hirta.