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† ˈmalshave Obs.
Forms: 1 mælsceafa, 2 mæslesceafa, 4 malschave, 5 malschawe.
[OE. mælsceafa (? mǽl-); the first element may, if the vowel be short, be cogn. w. ON. mǫl-r (Sw. mal-, Da. møl), Goth. malô moth; the second element (cf. sceafa plane) is cogn. w. shave v., but the intended sense of the compound is not clear.]
A caterpillar.
c1000ælfric Gram. Gloss. (Z.) 310 Eruca, mælsceafa. c1150Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 544/13 Eruca, mæslesceafa. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) VI. 19 Þanne as þe grete flye folweþ þe tras of þe malschave [MS. B malschawe, Caxton malshawe, L. erucam] so after oþer woo com þe pestilence of þe Ismaelites. |