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Artemisia-abrotanum

wermōd, sūþerne

noun, m., a-decl., 3 occ.

Type: plant

Last Update: 27.09.2011 09:59

Reference Last Update: 21.11.2022 18:27

Meaning Last Update: 10.01.2011 11:59

  • A: plant: foreign
    Artemisia abrotanum L., southernwood, Eberraute
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Comment Last Update: 10.01.2011 11:56

  • Comment on (A): Artemisia abrotanum L., southernwood, Eberraute

    Cf. →aprotane and →prutene.

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Occurrences Last Update: 05.06.2007 10:43

  • LB, 12/3f asg suþerne wermod
  • LB, 54/16 asg suþerne wermod
  • LB, 71/17 asg þone suþernan wermod, þæt is prutene 7 oþerne wermod
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Image Last Update: 27.09.2011 09:59

Artemisia abrotanum L., southernwood, Eberraute
Artemisia-abrotanum

Botanical-Information: stylised plate

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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.
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.
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.