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Old English · noun

eoforþrote

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈe͜o.forˌθro.te/
[ˈe͜o.vorˌθro.te]
Syllables
ˈe͜o · for · ˌθro · te (4 syllables)
Modern English
carlinecarline thistlethistle

Meaning

  1. carline thistle

    Þis dēah wið fōt eċe: ġenim elenan moran ⁊ eferþrotan moran ⁊ doccan moran. Wyll swīðe well on buteran. Drēahna ūt þurh wyllene clāð. Lǣt cōlian. Æfter smyre. Syþþan ꝥ ġeswel him bið sōna sēl.

    This avails against foot-pain: take elecampane-root and carline thistle-root and dock-root. Boil (it) very well in butter. Drain (it) out through woollen cloth. Let (it) cool. Smear (it) after. Subsequently, his swelling will soon improve.

    9th century, Leechdoms, Wortcunning and Starcraft of Early England, Volume III, p. 72, fol. 188 a.

Declension

Declension of eoforþrote
SingularPlural
Nominative eoforþroteeoforþrotan
Accusative eoforþrotaneoforþrotan
Genitive eoforþrotaneoforþrotena
Dative eoforþrotaneoforþrotum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From eofor (“boar”) + þrote (“throat”)

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