Cneów-holen

Old English Dictionary Entry

Cneów-holen

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: cneó-holen, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 cneów-holen

m. n? KNEEHOLM, knee-hulver, knee-holly, butcher's broom; ruscum, victoriola, ruscus aculeatus, Lin :-- Genim twegen scenceas fulle wóses ðysse wyrte, ðe man victoriola, and óðrum naman cneówholen, nemneþ take two cups full of the juice of this herb, which is called victoriola, and by another name knee-holly, Herb. 59; Lchdm. i. 162, 6. Genim cneówholen take knee-holly, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 10: 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 102, 9: 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 15: iii. 4, 29: 30, 14. Wyrc to drence twá cneówholen make into a drink the two knee-hollies, L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm. ii. 120, 8. cneow-holen

Runic Inscription

ᚳᚾᛖᚩᚹ-ᚻᚩᛚᛖᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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