earth-galln.

Brit.

/ˈəːθɡɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈərθˌɡɔl/,

/ˈərθˌɡɑl/

Forms: see earth n.¹ and gall n.¹

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic; modelled on a Latin lexical item.

Etymology: Cognate with of formed similarly to Dutch aardgal (16th cent.), Old Saxon erthgalla (Middle Low German ērtgalle ), Old High German erdgalla (German †Erdgalle ) < the Germanic base of earth n.¹ + the Germanic base of gall n.¹, after classical Latin fel terrae (see feltrike n.), so called on account of its bitter taste.

Now historical.

Any of various bitter herbs of the family Gentianaceae; esp. common centaury, Centaurium erythraeum.

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centauryeOE

earth-galleOE

feverfewOE

Christ's ladderc1300

feltrikec1440

horse-galla1500

gall of the earth1567

gall-wort1577

marsh centaury1670

yellow-wort1783

eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) ii. viii. 186 Nim centaurian, þæt is felterre, sume hatað hyrdewyrt, sume eorðgeallan.

OE Ælfric Gloss. (St. John's Oxf.) 311 Fel terrae uel centauria, eorðgealla [c1225 Worcester eorþgalla].

OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) xxxv. 80 Wið liferadle genim þas wyrte þe Grecas centauria maior & Angle curmelle seo mare nemnað & eac sume men eorðgeallan [?a1200 Harl. 6258B eorðȝelle] hatað.

a1325 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 76 [Centaurea minor] erthegalle.

?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 140 (MED) Centorie is an herbe þat men clepe centurie or erthe galle. Þis herbe haȝt lewys lyk to lesse centurie.

?1552 Boke Propreties Herbes (new ed.) sig. Bvi^v Centaurea maior. Thys is named the more Centory or earth galle, his flowers be yelowe in the croppe.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Repeyret, Feuerwort, Earthgall, Centorie the lesse.

1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum Earth Gall, see small Centory.

1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 71 Earth-gall,..from their bitterness, plants of the gentian tribe, more particularly Erythræa centaurium.

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 40 Earth-gall, Erythræa Centaurium and other plants of the Gentian tribe.

1918 D. Ellis Medicinal Plants 121 The bitterness of this plant is due to a substance called erythro-centaurin; so great is the bitterness of the root that the old herbalists called it earth-gall.

1996 K. L. Jolly Pop. Relig. Late Saxon Eng. 209 I have left Latin fel terre and consolde as in the text, even though other texts..identify them as Anglo-Saxon earthgall and daisy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earth-gall
释义	earth-galln. Brit. /ˈəːθɡɔːl/, U.S. /ˈərθˌɡɔl/, /ˈərθˌɡɑl/ Forms: see earth n.¹ and gall n.¹ Origin: A word inherited from Germanic; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymology: Cognate with of formed similarly to Dutch aardgal (16th cent.), Old Saxon erthgalla (Middle Low German ērtgalle ), Old High German erdgalla (German †Erdgalle ) < the Germanic base of earth n.¹ + the Germanic base of gall n.¹, after classical Latin fel terrae (see feltrike n.), so called on account of its bitter taste. Now historical. Any of various bitter herbs of the family Gentianaceae; esp. common centaury, Centaurium erythraeum. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > centaury centauryeOE earth-galleOE feverfewOE Christ's ladderc1300 feltrikec1440 horse-galla1500 gall of the earth1567 gall-wort1577 marsh centaury1670 yellow-wort1783 eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) (1865) ii. viii. 186 Nim centaurian, þæt is felterre, sume hatað hyrdewyrt, sume eorðgeallan. OE Ælfric Gloss. (St. John's Oxf.) 311 Fel terrae uel centauria, eorðgealla [c1225 Worcester eorþgalla]. OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) xxxv. 80 Wið liferadle genim þas wyrte þe Grecas centauria maior & Angle curmelle seo mare nemnað & eac sume men eorðgeallan [?a1200 Harl. 6258B eorðȝelle] hatað. a1325 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 76 [Centaurea minor] erthegalle. ?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 140 (MED) Centorie is an herbe þat men clepe centurie or erthe galle. Þis herbe haȝt lewys lyk to lesse centurie. ?1552 Boke Propreties Herbes (new ed.) sig. Bvi^v Centaurea maior. Thys is named the more Centory or earth galle, his flowers be yelowe in the croppe. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Repeyret, Feuerwort, Earthgall, Centorie the lesse. 1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum Earth Gall, see small Centory. 1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 71 Earth-gall,..from their bitterness, plants of the gentian tribe, more particularly Erythræa centaurium. 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 40 Earth-gall, Erythræa Centaurium and other plants of the Gentian tribe. 1918 D. Ellis Medicinal Plants 121 The bitterness of this plant is due to a substance called erythro-centaurin; so great is the bitterness of the root that the old herbalists called it earth-gall. 1996 K. L. Jolly Pop. Relig. Late Saxon Eng. 209 I have left Latin fel terre and consolde as in the text, even though other texts..identify them as Anglo-Saxon earthgall and daisy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.eOE
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