Glossary (LH only)
- Type de publication : Chapitre d’ouvrage
- Ouvrage : Old French Medical Texts
- Pages : 103 à 115
- Collection : Textes littéraires du Moyen Âge, n° 18
GLOSSARY (LH only)
(Items from rubrics are numbered according to the following receipt)
abomeure s. 52 ? distress
aerdre v.refl. 129 to stick to, adhere to
aguillie s. 131 needle
ain s. 92 board, plank
amologier v.a. 53 to soften
arain, erain s. 81, 90 brass, bronze
aronde s. 179, 180 swallow
arondel s. 180 young swallow
aumuce s. 75 hood
avertin(e s. 70, 132 vertigo
avoutre a. 61 spurious (?)
barbiz s. 244 ewe
benoi(e)(s)t a. 55, 143, 179, 265 blessed
boce 29,53,20 spot, lump, boil
boiste, boitie, boite s. 60, 74, 77, 82, 140, 147, 160, 164, 171, 173, 245, 295 box
bonne chose s. 130 a complaint of the eye
bouler v.a. 26 to boil
boulonner v.i. [urines section] to boil, bubble up
bruns s. 130 a complaint of the eye
broier v.a. 17, 28, 29, 32 etc. to pound
buleter v.a. 57 to sieve, bolt
cervel(e s. 55, 99, 129 brain
chacie, cachie s. 78, 80, 94 matter, rheum (in the eye)
chaline s. 54 heat
chancre s. 30, 33, 191, 192, 193 canker
charnu a. [urines section] containing fleshy particles?
chasse s. 57 snail-shell
chaudel s. 133 caudle
chauz s. 136 a syrup
clez (?) s.pl. pref. ?
clo(x s. 29 ulcer, spot, pustule
colouvre s. 230 snake (pel de) 148 snake’s skin
cone s. 131 corner
cornil(l)(i)at s. 143,265 crow chick
costivoison, coistiveeson s. 177, 182 constipation
cuiçon s. 215 cautery
cuilleree s. 48, 52, 122, 128, 136, 137, 164, 171, 176, 177, 221 spoonful
cuiret s. 39 strip of leather
den(i)er s. denarius (weight, coin) 57, 122, 133, 166, 167, 186
desecher v.a. 48 to dry
dragme s. 313, 313(a) drachma, weight
dragme s. 131 a medical complaint of the eye
drapel s. 42 cloth
enfermeté s. 252 malady
enfiguré a. [urines section] ? see note 5 above, p. 42
enfleure s. 50, 77, 112 swelling
enfunture s. 262 a disease
enginné p.p. 44 fitted (with)
engroté p.p. as a. 326 ailing
enroueure (ms enc’neure) s. 53 hoarseness
entonneur s. 44 pourer, funnel
envenené, envenimé p.p. 49 poisoned
eschale s. 133 (egg-)shell
esclarcir v.a. 48 to clear
escla(i)rer v.i. 83, 86 to become clear
escoillier v.a. to castrate
escopir v.i. 174 to spit
escorgier v.a. 134 to skin
escuelle s. 44, 338 bowl
espesser v.a. 299 to fatten up ?
104espurgier v.a. 48 to purge
esteindre v.a. 25 to plunge (into water)
estoblissement s. 78 error for esbloissement?
estoper v.a. 306 to block, stop
esto(u)pe(s, st(o)upe 27, 42, 94, 124, 146, 192, 310 fibres of tow
estoupement (du piz) 23 blockage
estranguelon s. 336 strangles (cf. strangullion), equine disease leading to inflamed swellings in throat
estuier v.i. 306 to be reserved
estuve s. 312, 323, 337 steam bath
esvertine s. 133 vertigo
felon [for mal felun?] s. 205? sore
fenne s. 147 woman
ferré p.p. vin f. 40 mulled wine
fi s. 35, 38, 190 ficus, tumour
fiefre s. 275 fever
firgier v.a. 320 to perform coitus with
fievre quartaine s. [urines section] quartan fever
flestre [or fieste?] s. 31 sore, fistula
fleurs s. 256 menstruation, menses
fondement s. 18 anus
fontaine s. 67 ? fontanel, hollow between two muscles in nape of neck
forcel(l)e s. 40, 50, 307 midriff, thorax, abdomen, collar-bone
fornel s. 58 stove, oven
foenel s. 180 young (of a creature)
frenoisie s. 264 frenzy
froier v.a. 60 to rub
fruge s 313, 313a ?
fume s. 92 smoke, vapour
fumea s. 91 smoke, vapour
gencives s.pl. 42 gums
genvre a. 225, 265, 267, 310 young
gleire, glaire s. 173 mucus
gostacre s. 34?
goute, gote s. 44, 96, 136, 138, 140 ~ chaude 141, 145 ~ dragme 130, 131 (as ieuz) ~ esvertine 129, 132 ~ fetre 142 ~ feste 318 ~ froide 147 ~ maille 130 ~ migraine 129, 130, 131 ~ rancle 319 ~ sarraine 129, 131 “gutta serena’
gratesie s. 244 ? itch
guinple s. 57 wimple
halabrem s. 130 complaint of the eye
haterel s. 67 nape of neck
henapee, ennapee s. 48, 238, 314 goblet
huvet s. 48 uvula
jote s. 283 soup or pottage
joe s. 95 jaw
lectueire s. 171 electuary
lente s. 242 nit, louse
lentille s. 158 freckle, facial spot
machier v.a. 84 to chew
maille, maaille s. 87, 95, 97, 98, 130 macula
mameles, memmeles s.pl. 33, 292 breasts
mareage s. 204 marriage
marriz s. [urines section] womb
mauele s. 27, 29? tumour, sore
menjue, mengue s. 54, 78 itch, irritation
menoison s. [urines section], 15, 186, 310 diarrhoea
narilles, narrilles, nasrilles s. 1, 5, 6, 7, 102 nose, nostrils
narres s.pl. 99 nostrils
nature s. 255, 269 vulva
nesance s. pref. vulva
nonbril, nombril s. 39, 258 navel
nuet s. 136 night
oniement adv. 32, 34, 44, 56, 58 evenly, equally
ouile s. 62 oil
paielle s. 82 pan
paraletique a. 137 type of gout
pastel, pasteau, pasteau, pausteau, pateau s. 39, 81, 111, 209 pulp, poultice
Pater Noster 220 Lord’s Prayer
penis s. 134 pubis
pepin s. 310 pip, seed
perc(i)é p.p. 44, 338 perforated
pers a. [urines section] livid
pertuis, partuis s. 44, 141, 204, 286, 318 hole
peus, peuuis s.pl. 60, 61 hairs
peus s.pl. 327 lice
piace s. 227?
piece s. 32 breast, chest
piz s. 50, 160, 164, 307 breast, chest
plage s. 47, 195 wound
plon s. 133 lead
105poez s.pl. 242 lice
poignie, poignee s. 48, 64, 82, 140, 145, 174, 314 handful, fistful
poil s. 60 hair
pori p.p. 43 rotten
postume s. 29 sore, ulcer, abscess
pouacre s. 143 gout
puir v.i. [urines section] to stink
puor s. 99 stench
purnele, prunel(l)e s.130, 131
quarteron s. 17, 65, 134, 136, 137, 147 quarter of a pound (weight)
quievre s. 147 copper
ra(a)ncle, raoncle, raencle, roncle s. 53, 201, 203, 211, 279, 285, 317, 319 tumour, boil, festering sore
rasçure s. 107 shaving
recuirer v.a. 192 ?
redrecier v.a. 48 to make erect
renglé p.p. 25?
rere, raere v.a. 11 to shave ; 184 to scrape
reume s. 53 rheum
re(s)ver v. i. 252, 254 to rave, become delirious
roel(l)e s. 37, 130 round slice
roigne s. 244 scabies, ; scabby, irritating skin condition
saaz s. 147, 313 sieve
saignie s. 92, 115 bleeding, phlebotomy
sain s. 17 fat, grease
s[a]inner v.i. 91 to weep (of eyes)
sol s. 140 coin, “sou”
sorcil s. 81 eyebrow
sordece s. 45 deafness
sour[s]ané p.p. 298 closed ; or retain “sourané” more than a year old?
stouper v.a. 265 to stop, plug
taie s. 95, 96, 98 “web” or cataract in the eye, leucoma
tendron (de l’oreille) s. 95 fleshy part of the ear
test s. 44 shell
tieule, tiele, tuille s. 23, 44, 165, 312, 323, 324, 338 tile
torcer v.a. 53, 62 to wring
tortel 16, 138, 185 a round cake
tous, touz s. [urines section], 24 cough
tout 29 pr.ind.3 of tolir to take away
trenchoisons s.pl. 39 colic
triacle s. 169 antidote, treacle, theriac
tuel s. 44, 310 pipe, funnel
uis s. 87 eye
vaine, v. coral 324 coronary artery v. du foie 277 mestre v. de la temple 111, 130 des temples 130
veine, v. capital 4, 69, 92, 115 cephalic vein
uerdet a. 131 greenish
vez a. pl. 225 old
ventosité s. 25 flatulence
ventrail s. [urines section], 39, 283 stomach, belly, guts
ver(s s. 46, 116, 119, 179, 181, 204 worm v. de terre (ou de pré) 145, 204 earthworm
verole s. 51 smallpox
vete s. 152 see note 95
vomite s. 172, 173 vomiting
ache 115, 232, 235, 239, 259, 270, 271, 273, 279, 295 semence d’a. 163, 164, 278, 300, 308, 314, 317, 323, 324 (aiche), 326 smallage, wild celery (Apium graveolens L.)
acier 25 steel
agremonie, aigremoine, egremoine 270, 56, 73, 246, 317 agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria L.)
airement 57 oak gall
albun, aubun d’uef 22, 80, 90, 93, 133, 156, 201, 279 white of egg
alemande 310 almond
alisne, al(l)uisne, aliene, aluine, aleine 28, 48, 54, 102, 118, 122, 203, 314, 324 wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.)
106alixandre 239 alexanders, horse parsley (Smyrnium olusatrum L.)
aloen epatique [ms a. et pastique] 175, 190 aloes (Aloë L. ssp.)
alun 42 a variety of astringents incl. powdered alum, aluminium potassium sulphate
amar(r)oce 190, 280 stinking camomile, mayweed (Anthemis cotula L.)
ameos 313 var. umbelliferae incl. goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria L.) and bishopsweed (Ammi majus L.)
andre 169, 239, 279 ? betony (Betonica officinalis L.)
anis 40, 164, 168, 313 anise (Pimpinella anisum L.)
antrerus 30 middle bark, cambial layer, cortex mediana
aquilee 35 columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris L.)
argent vif 315 quicksilver
argille 303 clay
aromata sarrazinois 134 a medicament
arrement 32, 34, 80, 111 oak gall ; iron / copper sulphate
aubespine 321 hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna L.)
aune 86, 231 elecampane (Inula helenium L.)
aus s. pl. 196, 236, 339 garlic (Allium sativum L.)
avoine 52 oats
avrone 65, 71 southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum L.)
baie 64, 96, 156, 162, 211, 214 bay (Laurus nobilis L.)
baie de lorer 57 berry of bay
basilique 313 snake-root (Polygonum bistorta L.) or dragon arum (Dracunculus vulgaris Short)
belle s. 273 ?
bete noire 124 black beet
betoine 56 betony (Betonica vulgaris L.)
borreches, borraches 314, 314a borage (Borago officinalis L.)
bouc 299 male goat fiente de b. 281 fiens de b. 319
bouterel 191 toad
breche s. ~ de miel 146, 311 honeycomb
bren (de froment) 50 wheat bran
bruiere 56 briar
bugle 195, 270, 317 bugle (Ajuga reptans L.)
burre (48), 53, 74, 77, 239, 268, 295, 339 butter b. de may 245, 317 unsalted butter
buef (sief de) 77 ox grease
cachame / cathaine (?) 314a
cal[ament] 263 calamint?
calame(nt) aromatic 314, 314a calamint (Calamintha L. ssp.)
calemine 57 calamine
calsistinea (?) 314 calsiamea 314a?
camedreos 147 wall germander (Teucrium chamaedrys L.)
canel(l)e 285, 313, 323 cinnamon
caparis 314 honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium L. / periclymenon L.)
capilli rigre (?) 147
cardemone 313 cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton)
castor 135 beaver
catapuces 147 caper spurge (Euphorbia lathyrus L.) or spurge laurel (Daphne laureola L.)
celoine, celonie 58, 74, 119, 271, 318 greater celandine (Chelidonium majus L.)
centoire 171, 199, 229, 323 c. la grant 147 centaury (Centaurium erythraea Rafn)
cerf, gresse de ~ 75 moele de ~ 149 sief de ~ 134 stag grease
cerfueil, cerfoil, cerfiel, cerfouil, cerfeuil 8, 69, 103, 108, 166, 194, 242, 244, 264, 281, 308, 318 chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium L.)
cerise (noel de) 240 cherry
cerisier (tendron de) 256 cherry tree (shoot of)
cervois(s)e 50, 154, 161, 165, 171, 181, 188, 195, 200, 210, 211, 213, 244, 270, 305, 322 c. de blé 214, 251 beer
channet 210 ? cudweed (Filago germanica (L.) L.) or mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella L.)
chanve, chaunvre 27, 31, 270 chaneveus 200 hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) or hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum L.)
charbon 114, 310 coal
chaton, cathon 134 kitten
chatri(s wether fiel de ~ 273 sief de ~ 281, 285, 319
107chaus vive 60 quicklime
chauve soriz 60 bat
chene (boce de) 322 oak-gall
chene(r)ve 169, 180 hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) or hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum L.)
chenilee 44, 56, 109, 225 henbane (Hyoscyamus niger L.)
chievre 87, 122 crotes de ~ 174 fiel de ~ 193 goat
chievrefeil 177 honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium L. / periclymenon L.)
cho(u) (rouge) 144, 197, 200, 202, 337 trous de ~ 234 stump of cabbage
chole (rouge) 81 cabbage
chollet 261 cabbage
ciperon 314? sweet cyperus, galingale (Cyperus longus L.)
cire 77, 147, 292, 295 ~ virge 17, 44, 134, 140, 243, 288, 317 ~ novelle 147 wax
citoual, citouat 26, 313, 337 setwall (Curcuma zedoaria Rosc.)
clava? lace, clave lece 77, 295?
clo s. 291 clove
cocorde 314 gourd, pumpkin
coin 310 quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.)
coingnier 312 quince tree
colon (fiens de) 285, 292 dove (droppings of)
columbine 35 columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris L.)
co(u)m(m)in 39, 283, 308 (Cuminum cyminum L.)
comminee 184 dish flavoured with cumin
conchanu 41 fumitory (Fumaria officinalis L.)1
confi(e)re 270, 284, 317 comfrey (Symphytum officinale L.)
conso(u)de 263, 270, 284, 317 comfrey (Sympytum officinale L.) ~ menue 264 daisy (Bellis perennis L.) ~ real 264
copier(r)e 263, 264, 314 liverwort (Anemone hepatica L. or Marchantia polymorpha L.)
corbel 267 crow
coriandre 313 coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.)
corne de cerf 11, 107, 181a, 257 stag’s horn
cornil(l)(i)at s. 143, 265 crow chick
cres(s)on 144, 186, 239 (Nasturtium officinale L.) ~ de fontaine 77, 140, 295, 318 water cress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum)
crevillee 224 ?
cristal 249 crystal
crotes des berbiz 250 sheep droppings
cubebes 313 cubeb, berry of Cubeba officinalis L.
çucre 304 ~ rosat 277 sugar roset (i.e. made with roses) ~ d’Alixandre 314 sugar of Alexandria
currage 255 culrage (Polygonum hydropiper L.)
cuscute 60 dodder (Cuscuta L. ssp.)
date de vache 286 cow’s urine
diapenidion 222 medicament made with barley-sugar AN232
diauté 136 medicament made with marshmallow AN133
dientos 314 medicament made with rosemary AN15
dragrance 293 adderwort (Polygonum bistorta L.) or dragom arum (Dracunculus vulgaris Schott)
dyagrangant 322 medicament made with gum tragacanth AN27
efrase, eufrase 82, 130 eyebright (Eufrasia officinalis L.)
e(s)glentier 19, 139, 213, 225 eglantine, dog rose, hawthorn
elgamon 339?
encens 42, 44, 92, 134 incense blanc ~ 130, 309, 317
enter(r)u 312, 321 middle bark, cambial layer, cortex mediana
erbe Robert 263, 264 herb Robert (Geranium robertianum L.)
108ere [ms. erbe ; herbe] terrestre 4, 6 (Glechoma hederacea L.) ground ivy
erre 19 ivy (Hedera helix L.)
espergote 264 ?
espigranat, epigranat 314, 314a ?
eue rose 59 rose water
euf, uef 254, 283 egg
euforbe 133, 147 spurge (Euphorbium L.)
exillo bassamum 313 fragrant wood of balsam (Commophora opobalsamum (Kunth) Engler)
fame s. 154?
fanoil, fonoil, fenuil, fenoil 56, 58, 76, 90, 119, 163, 173, 239, 308, 314, 322, 334, 335 fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Miller)
farine 48 flour
fee de porc 306 pig’s liver
fer (limeure de) 313 iron filings
feuchiere, feugierre 30, 315 fern
feve 48 bean feves freschies 310 split beans
fiacre 36? “herbe seinte Fiacre” cuckoopint (Arum maculatum L.)? [see Hunt, Popular Medicine, p. 322, no.75 and p. 384, n.54]
fiel de la soriz 46 mouse’s gall
fiens de brebis 33 sheep dung fiante d’omme 98 human dung
figue 136 fig
formi (oes de) 60 ant (eggs)
fou (fielle de) 104 beech (Fagus L.)
fougerole de chesne 183 oak-ferm (Thelypteris dryopteris (L.) Slosson)
frasier 15, 187, 317 strawberry plant
fregon 239 butcher’s broom (Ruscus aculeatus L.)
fro(u)ment, forment 57, 89, 133, 185, 201, 259 wheat
froumage 311 cheese
fruge 313?
fumiterre 244 fumitory (Fumaria officinalis L.)
garence, guar(r)ence 167, 200, 270, 312, 314 madder (Rubia tinctorum L.)
garingal 313 galingale (Cyperus longus L.)
gaude 154 woad or dyer’s rocket (Isatis tinctoria L. / reseda luteola L.)
geline 184, 283 (uef, euf de) 82, 102,1 92 gresse de g. 283
geneivre, genovre 253, 282 juniper (Juniperus communis L.)
geralogodion 278, 326 bitter medicine containing aloes AN141
gigembre, gigimbre, ginginbre, gyngebre, gygembre, yyngembre 26, 57, 97, 136, 212, 222, 223, 282, 313 ginger
girofle, gyrofle 313, 323, 326 cloves or clove pink or avens
glutunere (racine), gleton(i)er 51, 213, 278, 322 burdock (Arctium lappa L.) or cleavers (Galium aparine L. / palustre L.)
grains de paradis 313 cardamon
grainne 40
gromil 239 common gromwell (Lithospermum officinale L.)
grosse s. 121?
guimauve, gimauve 29, 312, 314 marshmallow (Althaea officinalis L.)
hautemore 137 ?
heriçon 61 hedgehog
hermoisse 207 mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris L.)
(h)(i)eble, yeble 14, 16, 120, 122, 127, 128, 138, 251, 266, 324 dwarf elder, danewort (Sambucus ebulus L.)
huile, ouile (48), 60 huille de noiz 147 o. d’olive 62, 121, 242
ireos 147 (rhizome of) Florentine iris (Iris florentina L.)
ierre, yerre 75, 88, 125, 285, 339 ~ des arbres 209 ~ rouge 18, 208 ivy (Hedera helix L.) (i)er(r)e terrestre 2, 4, 6, 64, 66, 69, 71, 100, 216, 324 ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea L.)
isobe, isope 77, 306 hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.)
ive la grant 147 buck’s-horn plantain (Plantago coronopus L.)
jars 134, 140 fiente de j. 196 gander
j(o)ubarbe 93, 115, 225, 264, 273 houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum L.)
laine (de la noire berbiz) 286 wool
lancelee 139, 142, 264, 317 ribwort (Plantago lanceolata L.)
109larce membe 316 ?
lart 160, 184, 306, 330 fat
lauceron, laceron 111 Cotgrave “Laceron:m. The Sow-thistle, Hares-thistle, Hares Colewort”.
lavande 141 see note
lavrende 141 see note
le(i)tue, lectue 228, 244, 264, 314 lettuce
lemeure de or s. 313 gold filings
lessive 60 lye
let 21, (48), 249, 331 milk l~ d’aneisse 166 l~ de blanche chievre 328 l~ de chievre 87, 122, 166, 169, 310 ~ de (la) feme) 93, 217, 219, 329 ~ megre de vache ou de barbiz 244
lievre hare foie de ~ 3 hare’s liver fiel de ~ 67 hare’s gall
limaçon 53, 57, 60, 79 (rouge) snail
limeure de fer s. 313 iron filings
lin 283 (semence de) 150, 182 linseed, flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)
linuis, linuez 62, 283 linseed, flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)
lis 157, 332 lily
livesche 157, 168, 239, 271 luves[che] 282 lovage (Levisticum officinale Koch)
liz 29 lily
lorier 2, 312 bai de l. 57 fuille de l. 227, 338 graine de l. 64 uile de laurin s.60 laurel, bay (Laurus nobilis L.)
mar(r)o(u)ge 161, 170, 172 horehound (Marrubium vulgare L.)
marrube blanc 24 white horehound (Marrubium vulgare L.)
marrul, ma(r)roil 48, 49, 283, 296, 305, 306 m. blanc 160, 322, 324 white horehound (Marrubium vulgare L.) roge m. 323
mastic 130, 313 mastic, resin of Pistacia lentiscus L.
matefelon 319 knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa L. / Centaurea jacea / nigra L.)
mauve 235, 337 mallow (Althaea officinalis L. / Malva L. ssp.)
melen 314 ?
menta(s)tre 13, 117, 338 horsemint (Mentha sylvestris L.)
mente 5, 12, 21, 45, 99, 116, 283 mint (Mentha L. ssp.)
miel 3, 7, 34, 39, 42, 48, 51, 61, 67, 68, 72, 73, 75, 80, 83, 96, 101, 102, 128, 146, 150, 162, 171, 173, 193, 198, 203, 234, 245, 273, 274, 292, 305, 318 breche de ~ 146, 311 honeycomb)
mirfueil, mirfeuil 15, 185, 187, 280, 290 yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.)
mollainne 322 mullein (Verbascum thapsus L.)
momie 130 mummy
mor(r)el(l)e 75, 115, 177, 178, 206, 214, 223, 225, 314, 319, 325 nightshade (Solanum nigrum L. / Atropa bella-donna L.)
mouchie 311 bee
neel(l)e 225, 273 black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) or corn cockle (Agrostemma githago L.) or darnel (Lolium temulentum L.)
noel s. ~ de la cerise 240 cherry stone
noier 111 walnut tree
noire espine 312, 327 blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.)
noiz (oille de) 125 walnut oil
noiz muscate 313 nutmeg
oie 134 goose
oignon 37, 121 (rouge), 140 onion
oint 28, 29, 152, 170, 245, 246, 262, 284, 295 fat o. de chat 140 o. de porc 17, 298
olebore (sic) le blanc 147 white hellebore (Veratrum album L.), le noir 147 black hellebore (Helleborus niger L.)
ol(l)ive)4, 242 olive jus de l’~ 69 ; ouile d” ~62 oille d’ollive 88, 121, 134 olive(-oil)
or (lemeure de) 313 gold filings
organon 147? marjoram, pennyroyal or wild thyme
orge (farine d’) 75, 174 barley-flour
origane, organe 323, 338 wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare L.)
orpiment 60 yellow arsenic trisulphide, also red arsenic sulphide, realgar [auripigmentum] o. citrin 80
ortie griesche 64 rouge o. 178, 325 nettle (Lamium L. ssp./ Urtica L. ssp.)
110orties (semence de) 63 blanc o. 77, 295
os de la seche 57, 98 cuttlefish bone
ouf 217, 219, 336 egg ~ moul cuit 217 soft boiled egg
oumonde, osmunde, ossumunde 52, 284, 317 royal fern (Osmunda regalis L.) or polypody (Polypodium vulgare L.)
pain blanc (mie de froment) 259 bread, wheat bread
parelle 139, 327 rouge parelle 53, 245 dock (Rumex L. ssp.)
parchemin, perchemin 22, 130 parchment
pas de cheval 23 colt’s-foot (Tussilago farfara L.)
peche (noel de) 240 peach(-stone)
pein (blanc) 283 white bread
peleinne 189 corr. peletre? (pellitory)
per(r)esil 17, 115, 235, 237, 239, 308, 314 parsley (Petroselinum crispum (Nyman) Miller)
pervenche, parvanche, provemche, provenche 302, 317, 324, 338 periwinkle (Vinca major L. / Vinca minor L.)
piace s. 221 ?
pié de colun 264 (dove’s-foot) cranesbill (Geranium L. ssp. esp. Geranium molle L.)
pigle 317 greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea L.)
pigranat 314a ?
pigre 195 greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea L.)
pigrel alexandriz (?) 147 ?
pin (fuilles) 176 pine (leaves)
pinpernele, pinpenelle 4, 69, 317 scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis L.) or “burnet saxifrage” (Pimpinella saxifraga L.)
piretre 64, 84, 96 pellitory (Anacyclus pyrethrum DC) or pellitory-of-the-wall (Parietaria diffusa Mert. & Koch)
pionie 176, 271, 327 peony?
plant(a)in(e, plantain, plantin 15, 122, 139, 166, 178, 187, 205, 220, 244, 260, 264, 270, 307, 309, 310, 312, 317 great plantain (Plantago major L.)
poivre 48, 57, 106, 122, 127, 164, 172, 176, 289, 295, 313 pepper
poiz, peiz, pois 147, 243, 288 pitch ~ roisine, raisine 17, 130, 134 pitch-resin, poultice
po(u)l(l)iol: 1, 8, 9 (poulieul) ; 70 (polliout) ; 103, 105, 172, 178, 238, 277, 325 (po(u)l(l)iol) p. real 338 pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium L.) or wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum L.)
polion 69 ? fleawort, germander
politricon 159, 314 maidenhair-fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris L.) or maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes L.)
polliout 70 pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium L.) or wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum L.)
poriax s.pl. 44 leeks (Allium porrum L.)
poulieul 1, 8, 9 pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium L.) or wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum L.)
primerole 113 cowslip (Primula veris L.)
prunele dé bois 165 sloe (Prunus spinosa L.}
quenele 147 cinnamon
quintefuille 294, 317 cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans L.)
rafle 31, 37, 38, 339 (horse-)radish
requelice, recalice 136, 313, 323 liquorice
rigauz 36 = “fiacre” (see above) rigaut? = “une racine” 157 (cf. “riagas”, “reagal” = aconite) Cf. f.35vb “de rigal .iii. onces”.
ronses, ronce 101, 225, 317 briar, bramble, thorn
rose 7, 58, 289, 332 rose
rosee de may 153 May dew
roset 179 pink
rosse 141 see note
rue 2, 5, 54, 58, 61, 64, 68, 72, 76, 99, 122, 123, 127, 181, 230, 242, 252, 253, 268, 271, 296, 306, 338 rue (Ruta graveolens L.)
safren 269, 313 saffron (Crocus sativus L.) or bastard saffron (Carthamus tinctyorius L.)
sain 283 fat ~ de geline 82, 159 ~ de lievre 158 ~ de porc 82, 83, 128, 140, 156, 182, 239 ~ de lart 198
saire 77 corr. sarie savory?
111sanc ~ de bouc 299 ~ de cheval 258 ~~ de torel 60 ~ de chauve soriz 60 ~ de limaçon 60 ~ de porc rous 299 ~ de raine 60 frog ~ de dragon 130 red gum or resin
sanicle 195 sanicle (Sanicula europaea L.)
sarie, sarree 295, 338 savory (Satureia hortensis L. / montana L.)
sarrasine 139 aristolochia ; Cotgrave “Sarrasine:f. The hearbe Heartwort, or Birthwort ; also Sarasines Consound, or Comfrey”.
sauge 71, 122, 126, 127, 322 sage (Salvia officinalis L.)
saugemme 98 rock-salt
sauqueque 139 marigold (solsequium: Calendula officinalis L.)
sausefrege 327 saxifrage (Saxifraga L. ssp.)
sauz 139, 224 willow (Salix L. ssp.)
savine 56, 97, 271 savin (Juniperus sabina L.)
savinier 176 savin (tree or shrub)
scoure osconse 207 see note ; attested, but unidentified, plant
segle, seigle, seille, soygle 16, 138, 142, 198, 273, 279 rye
sel, seil 57, 72, 77, 88, 111, 235, 264, 295, 301, 307, 337 salt
sené 147 mustard
seneçon 298 groundsel (Senecio vulgaris L.)
senevel 147 mustard
senicle 210, 270, 317 sanicle (Sanicula europaea L.)
serment, sarment (de vigne) 114 cendre de ~ 60 shoot, tendril
sethoine 20 see note
seu, sau 111, 118, 127, 338 elder (Sambucus nigra L.)
seurmontain 40 sermountain (Siler montanum Crantz)
sief 156 grease
simac 276 sumach (Rhus coriaria L.)
simphonie 166 hellebore (Helleborus L. ssp.)
souffre 284 sulphur
spurge (semence de) 297 spurge (Euphorbia L. ssp.)
suie 196 soot
surdoches 261 sorrel (Rumex acetosa L.) or wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella L.)
tacioton 285 ? a medicament
tan 248 tan, crushed bark esp. of oak
tenaisie, teneisie 200, 203, 210, 238 tansy (Chrysanthemum vulgare L.)
tenche 55 tench
tendrun de la vigne 152 vine tendril
terre du four 237 earth from the oven
terre du ni des arondes 241 earth from swallow’s nest
test de oef 32 eggshell
titimel 155 spurge (Euphorbia L. ssp.) Cotgrave lists 15 varieties
tor (vit de) 320 pizzle of bull
triefle, treffle 71, 317 clover (Trifolium L. ssp.)
trifeuil, trifeil 130, 317 clover (Trifolium L. ssp.)
trous s. ~ de chou 234 stump of cabbage
urine, orine 230, 329 urine u. d’enfant virge 47 o. de fame 166 o. de mastin 60
vaus villes 147 ?
verre, voire (poudre de) 98, 318 glass
vert de griz 318 verdigris
vervaine, verveine, vervoine 58, 122, 151, 279, 317 vervain (Verbena officinalis L.)
vesse de lou 262, 315 puffball Cotgrave has: “Vesse de loup. The dustie or smokie toadstole, called a Fusse-ball, Pucke-fusse, Bull-fyste, Puffyst, wolues fyste”. See Wartburg, Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch XIV,531b.
vetoine 85, 110, 112, 122, 324 betony (Betonica officinalis L.)
vif argent 242, 262 a. vif 315 quicksilver
vigne (fuilles de) 224 vine (leaves)
vigne sauvage 242 wild vine
vin aigre 63, 65, 66, 70, 103, 110, 117, 122, 125, 126, 144, 166, 181, 225, 235, 250, 252, 253,258, 264, 268, 273, 285, 303, 307, 311, 312, 319, 324, 333, 334 vinegar
violee 188 violet (Viola L. ssp.)
violete 56, 210, 224, 314 violet (Viola L. ssp.)
ysope 24, 161, 295, 305, 322 hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.)
112ache s. 61 smallage, wild celery (Apium graveolens L.)
aloe s. 48 aloes
aluigne, aluisne s. 54, 63 wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.)
amenusement s. 6 diminution
amoliement s. 48 softening
amoniacum s. 54 gum obtained from the plant Ferula or Dorema ammoniac
an, han s. 47 sexual relations
apeticer v.i. 45 to become smaller, diminish
argalicon s. 62 error for agaricum agaric, larch agaric (Polyporus officinalis L.)
aromata nouvelle s. 32 error for rosata novelle (AN93)
asecher v.a. 3 to dry
aspacii s. 62 error for “aspaltii’
atemprement s. 1 tempering
aubun s. 64 eggwhite
avrone s. 19 southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum L.)
basme s. 53 balm, balm of Gilead (Commiphora opobalsamum (Kunth) Engler)
boce, bouce s. 65 growth, boil, ulcer
bren s. 75 bran
buelgemien 64 an error, see p.98, n.6
brehaigneté s. 75 barrenness
burre s. 63 butter
cassia acula s. 66 error for cassia fistula purging cassia (Cassia fistula L.)
cassie s. 54 purging cassia (Cassia fistula L.)
castoré, castoire s. 8, 48 (castoreum (secretion of the abdominal glands of the beaver)
centoire s. 8 centaury ((Centaurium erythraea Rafn), error for centoine?
cervoisse s. 33 beer
charbon s. 4 coal
chene s. 78 oak
cho s. roge ~ 21 red cabbage
choeit p.p. 52, 55 fallen
cire beneite s. 63 wax (lat. cera rubea)
clo s.65 growth, aposteme
cocorde s. semence de ~ 69
coiz [ms cors]s. pl. 74 testicles
cole s. 65 choler bile noire ~ black bile 65 rouge ~ 65 red bile
corber v.ref. 45 to bend over
corne de cerf s. 03, 59 stag’s horn
cornilles s.pl. 47, 60 unspecified organs near the heart and lungs
corpus s. 5 asthma [cordis morsus]
costivé a. 65 constipated
couz s.pl. 76 testicles
craist v.i. 1 pr.ind.3 of croistre to grow
currage s. 0 culrage (Polygonum hydropiper L.)
date s. 75 urine
denaturez, denaturel 30, 46
denier s. 8, 59 penny-weight
desconvenue s. 2 unfortunate affliction, impropriety
diptane s. 8 dittany (Origanum dictamnus L. or Dictamnus albus L.)
dous s. 5, 65, 69 back
ençainter v.i. 75 to become pregnant
encherger v.i. 74 to conceive, become pregnant
enfleume [ms enfleure], enflume s. 30, 33 phlegm
engendreure s. 2 procreation
entors p.p. as a. 17 see p.94, n.6
escamonee s. 32 scammony (Convulvulus scammonia L.)
eschaufeson s. 64 heat
esculouré p.p. as a. 74 slippery
espurgement s. 3, 4 purging, cleansing, purification
estorer v.a. 1 to create, establish, found
estrument s. 47 instrument, organ
estuver v.a. 48, 53 to treat with a vapour bathselect glossary to diseases of women (“trotula”)3
113fi s. 7 pile, haemorrhoid
fievre s. ague ~ 5 acute fever
fiel s. 29, 65 gall-bladder ~ de tor 17 bull’s gall
fiens s. ~ de colump ramage 69 stock dove droppings
flamble s.8 yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus L.)
fleume s. 33 phlegm
fleurs, flours s.pl., 0-03, 3 etc. menses
fleus 33? see p.95, n.8
galbanum s. a type of gum resin
geralogodion s. 33 yeralogodion, a purgative containing aloes
hanter v.a. 47 to have sexual relations cf. an
jarse s. 33 scarification
joubarbe s. 66 houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum L.)
laine s.53 wool ~ arse 48, 53 burnt wool ~ charpie 17,36 lint
let s. ~ d’an(n)esse 69, 76 ass’s milk ~ de chevres 69 goat’s milk
linés s. 69 linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.)
linge drap s. 53 linen cloth
lorier s. 59 bay (Laurus nobilis L.)
maille s. 8,59 halfpenny-weight
manne s. 66 manna
mar(r)iz s. 6, 17, 29, 45, 52, 53, 60, 63, 64(marice), 76 womb
matriz s. 52, 65, 66, 74 womb
mentes. 21 mint
mereherbol s. 54 apparently for mere herbe / mere des herbes mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris L.)
mesmement adv. 47 particularly, specially
metaine s. 4 average, mean
mestre s. 6 master
meurer v.a. 69 to mature, ripen
miel rosat s. 66 preparation of honey and distilled roses
mir(r)e s. 8, 59 myrrh
moelle de cerf s. 63 marrow of deer
morrelle s. 66 black nightshade (Solanum nigrum L.) or deadly nightshade (Atropa bella-dona L.)
musge s. 51 musk
muz s. 5 see p.93, n.6
nature s. 01 vulva
nessance s. 17, 36, 52, 64, 76 vulva
nombril s. 02, 53, 55, 78 navel
oille s. ~ lauri 48 oil of bays ~ d’olive 63 olive oil
oie s. oint d’~ 63 goose fat
olant pr. p. 53 sweet smelling
oscement s. 45 suffocation of the womb
plantain s. 36, 62, 66 great plantain (Plantago major L.)
poiz s. 48 pitch
poliol s. 19 pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium L.) or wild thyme (Thymus serpillum L.)
porreal s. 22 leak
pous s. 45 pulse
pulentie s. 75 dirt
reinnable s. 1 governed by reason
router v.i. 60 to belch, eructate
rue s. 8,21,54 rue (Ruta graveolens L.)
saignee s. 66 bleeding
sain s. 64
sai(n)gner v.a. 31, 66 to bleed
sauge s.8, 21 sage (Salvia officinalis L.)
savine s. 8 savin (Juniperus sabina L.)
seneçon s. 61, 63, 69 groundsel (Senecio vulgaris L.)
suif s. 53 fat
suor s. 78 sweat
tele s. 4 tile
tendron s. ~ de cerisier 03 cherry-tree shoot
terme s. 4, 19 critical time
tisaine s. 67 tisane
tranglotir v.i. 60, 78 to swallow
trifant sarracinoise s. 32 “soothing medical preparation”, trifera sarracenica (AN 113)
ventose s. 33 cupping class
ventouseté s. 65 flatulence, morbid wind in the body
ventrail s. 60 belly, intestines
verme s. 75 worm
vetoine s. 19 betony (Betonica officinalis L.)
voirre s. 17 glass
ydropisie s. 5, 30 dropsy
ysope s. 17, 64 hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.)
114Proper Names
Clyopatre 2 Cleopatra, see note
Constentin 2 Constantine (the African)
Diacordes 2 Dioscorides
Galien 2 Galen
Orbasie 2 Oribasius
Rufus 6
Ypocras 2, 66, 74 Hippocrates
select glossary to diets
ache s. smallage, wild celery (Apium graveolens L.)
acroissement s. increase
adesseement adv. always
aigremoine s. agrimony (Agrimonia eupatropia L.)
alisne s. wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.)
betoine s. betony (Betonica vulgaris L.)
canelle s. cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume)
cervoise s. beer
cho s. cabbage
cost marin s. costmary (Chrysanthemum balsamita (L.) Baillon)
degrater v.i. to scratch, itch
delair s. December
estoupement s. blockage
estuve s. vapour bath
fanoil s. fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Miller)
fegiez p.p. as a. curdled
fleume s. phlegm
forcele s. chest
gote migraine s. migraine
gyrofle s. cloves or clove pink or avens
hanter v.a. to frequent
kalende s. first day of the month, Calends
laictue s. lettuce
laituaire s. ~ agu sharp electuary
laschement (au ventrail) s. diarrhoea
leun s. vegetable
livesche s. lovage (Levisticum officinale Koch)
malve s. marshmallow (Althaea officinalis L.)
mastic s. mastic, resin of Pistacia lentiscus L.
menjeure s. mange
none s. noon, midday
oitouvre October
pinpernele s. scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis L.) or “burnet saxifrage” (Pimpinella saxifraga L.)
poulieul s. pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium L.) or wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum L.)
rafle s. radish (Raphanus sativus L.)
roigne s. ulcer, sore
roisin s. grape
rue s. rue (Ruta graveolens L.)
sauge s. sage (Salvia officinalis L.)
savine s. savin (Juniperus sabina L.)
seurmontain s. sermountain (Laserpitium siler L., Siler montanum Crantz)
spicanardi s. Celtic spikenard (Valeriana celtica L.)
suffocation s. suffocation
115tanaisie s. tansy (Chrysanthemum vulgare L.)
torace s. chest
troublece s. cloudiness
ventoser s. to bleed with cupping-glass
violete s. violet (Viola ssp.)
voncheure s. vomiting
1 See Cl de Tovar, Romania 103 (1982), p. 359-60 and T. Hunt, Anglo-Norman Medicine 2 (Cambridge, 1997), p. 13. There are further examples on f.30vb.
2 = Antidotarium Nicolai in the edition of W.S. van den Berg, Eene middelnederlandsche Vertaling van het Antidotarium Nicolai (Leiden, 1917) (references are to paragraphs).
3 Given Green’s translation, I have recorded only those words which might give particular difficulty, or which are found in passages not represented in the Trotula.
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