† maidweedn.

Forms: late Middle English maydewode, late Middle English–1500s maydewed, late Middle English–1500s maydewede, 1500s madewede, 1500s maydweede, 1600s maidweed, 1800s mayde-weed.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: maythe n., weed n.¹

Etymology: Probably < maythe n. + weed n.¹, but evidently influenced at an early stage by maid n.¹ Compare maidenweed n. (compare variant reading in quot. 1440 at sense 1), and also mayweed n.

Obsolete.

1. Stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula. Also stinking maidweed.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > stinking camomile

maytheeOE

maidenweeda1325

hound-fennela1400

dog fennel?a1425

maidweed1440

mayweed1543

marg1609

Balder brae1847

hog's fennel1931

stinking camomile-

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 319/2 Mayde wede, herbe, or maythys [?a1475 Winch. maydewode; 1499 Pynson maydenwede], melissa, amarusca.

1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. F.i^v Stynkyng maydweede.

1579 T. Lupton Thousand Notable Things viii. 202 Which Maydweede is a stynking hearbe, having a flowre lyke a Daysie.

2. red maidweed n. the pheasant's eye, Adonis annua, a formerly common weed with leaves resembling those of Anthemis cotula.In quot. 1864 archaic.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > delphinium or larkspur

red maytheeOE

brown maythec1450

lark's foota1500

red maidweed1548

consound1578

lark's claw1578

larkspur1578

ox-eye1578

red camomile1578

Adonis1597

lark-heel1597

lark's toes1597

monkshood1597

rose-a-ruby1597

delphinium1666

pheasant's eye1727

red Morocco1760

rocket larkspur1778

blue rocket larkspur1784

bee-larkspur1846

1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. B.i They call it in Englishe red mathes, alij, red mayde wed, alij, purple camomyle.

1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. D ij Dyuers thynke, that heranthemon is the herbe: whych is called of the herbaryes, amarisca rubra: and of oure countre men, red mathe, or red made wede.

1864 All Year Round 30 Jan. 535/1 Red mayde-weed (Adonis autumnalis).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	maidweed
释义	† maidweedn. Forms: late Middle English maydewode, late Middle English–1500s maydewed, late Middle English–1500s maydewede, 1500s madewede, 1500s maydweede, 1600s maidweed, 1800s mayde-weed. Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: maythe n., weed n.¹ Etymology: Probably < maythe n. + weed n.¹, but evidently influenced at an early stage by maid n.¹ Compare maidenweed n. (compare variant reading in quot. 1440 at sense 1), and also mayweed n. Obsolete. 1. Stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula. Also stinking maidweed. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > stinking camomile maytheeOE maidenweeda1325 hound-fennela1400 dog fennel?a1425 maidweed1440 mayweed1543 marg1609 Balder brae1847 hog's fennel1931 stinking camomile- Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 319/2 Mayde wede, herbe, or maythys [?a1475 Winch. maydewode; 1499 Pynson maydenwede], melissa, amarusca. 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. F.i^v Stynkyng maydweede. 1579 T. Lupton Thousand Notable Things viii. 202 Which Maydweede is a stynking hearbe, having a flowre lyke a Daysie. 2. red maidweed n. the pheasant's eye, Adonis annua, a formerly common weed with leaves resembling those of Anthemis cotula.In quot. 1864 archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > buttercup and allied flowers > delphinium or larkspur red maytheeOE brown maythec1450 lark's foota1500 red maidweed1548 consound1578 lark's claw1578 larkspur1578 ox-eye1578 red camomile1578 Adonis1597 lark-heel1597 lark's toes1597 monkshood1597 rose-a-ruby1597 delphinium1666 pheasant's eye1727 red Morocco1760 rocket larkspur1778 blue rocket larkspur1784 bee-larkspur1846 1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. B.i They call it in Englishe red mathes, alij, red mayde wed, alij, purple camomyle. 1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. D ij Dyuers thynke, that heranthemon is the herbe: whych is called of the herbaryes, amarisca rubra: and of oure countre men, red mathe, or red made wede. 1864 All Year Round 30 Jan. 535/1 Red mayde-weed (Adonis autumnalis). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1440
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