Dracentse

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - dracentse

According to the Old English Dictionary:

dracente, dracanse, draconze, an;

dracentse
f. Dragon-wort, dragons; dracontea = δρακόντιoν, arum dracuncŭlus, Lin :-- Herba dracontea, ðæt ys dracentse, Herb. Cont. 15, 1; Lchdm. i. 12; 15, 1. Ðeós wyrt, ðe man dracontea and óðrum naman dracentse nemneþ, ys sǽd ðæt heó of dracan blóde acenned beón sceolde this herb, which is named dracontea, and by another name dragons, is said to be produced from dragon's blood, Herb. 15, 1; Lchdm. i. 106, 22. Nim dracentan wyrtruman [MS. wyrtruma] take roots of dragons, Lchdm. iii. 114, 8. Dracanse dragons, iii. 24, 3. Draconzan, acc. dragons, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 350, 7. dracentse
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