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ˈthowthistle Now dial.
[OE. þúðistel, = OHG. dúdistel, MHG. du-, dau-distel (Grimm). Etymology of first element obscure. Perh. the original name, subseq. changed to sowthistle: see E. Schröder, Götting. Gelehrte Nachr. 1908, p. 28.]
A herb; the sowthistle, or perh. formerly the wild lettuce.
a700Epinal Gloss. (O.E.T.) 601 Lactuca, þuþistel. c725Corpus Gl. 1175 Lactuca, þuðistel. c1265Voc. Names Plants in Wr.-Wülcker 559/5 Andiuia, i. letrun, i. þuȝeþistel. c1440Promp. Parv. 492/1 Thowthystylle, herbe (or sowthystylle). 1888Sheffield Gloss., Sowthistle..also called a thow-thistle, or thoo-thistle. |