Merlin's grassn.

Brit.

/ˈməːlɪnz ɡrɑːs/,

/ˈməːlɪnz ɡras/, U.S.

/ˈmərlənz ˌɡræs/

Origin: Probably from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Merlin , grass n.¹

Etymology: Probably < the genitive of the name of Merlin (see Merlin n.²) + grass n.¹, apparently a mistranslation of Welsh gwair merllyn quillwort (see quot. ?a1743) < gwair grass, hay (13th cent.) + merllyn standing water, lake, pond (1567 or earlier); < either merf still, stagnant (lit. ‘insipid, lifeless’: see merrow adj.) or marw dead (see murder v.) + llyn lake, pool (compare linn n.¹)).Quot. 1945² suggests an alternative derivation of the first element < the genitive of merlin n.¹

Any of the quillworts (genus Isoetes), plants allied to ferns which characteristically grow on lake bottoms; esp. the European species I. lacustris and I. echinospora.

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quillwort1762

Merlin's grass1828

isoetes1886

?a1743 S. Brewer Bot. Journey Wales in 1726 (MS) in J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names (1886) 333 The fish are larger there [i.e. at Llyn Ogwen, Carnarvonshire] than in any of the other lakes, which they attribute to the eating of [this plant], which they call Gwair Merllyns; gwair is hay, and Merllyn was a Welsh prophet.]

1828 J. E. Smith Eng. Flora IV. 343 I[soetes] lacustris. Europæan Quillwort. Merlin's Grass.

1864 T. Moore Brit. Ferns 103 The European Quillwort, or Merlin's Grass.

1945 A. B. Jackson Step's Wayside & Woodland Ferns (new. ed.) 136 The Quillwort or Merlin's Grass is not a well-known plant.

1945 A. B. Jackson Step's Wayside & Woodland Ferns (new. ed.) 136 Merlin's-grass may be so called from some real or supposed connection with the prince of enchanters, or with the small species of hawk known as Merlin.

1963 B. Cobb Field Guide to Ferns 240 The Quillworts, Merlin's Grass, or Isoetes, are small, perennial, summer-fruiting aquatic plants.

1978 Amer. Fern Jrnl. 68 99 (title) A new and unique, mat-forming Merlin's-grass (Isoëtes) from Georgia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merlins grass
释义	Merlin's grassn. Brit. /ˈməːlɪnz ɡrɑːs/, /ˈməːlɪnz ɡras/, U.S. /ˈmərlənz ˌɡræs/ Origin: Probably from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Merlin , grass n.¹ Etymology: Probably < the genitive of the name of Merlin (see Merlin n.²) + grass n.¹, apparently a mistranslation of Welsh gwair merllyn quillwort (see quot. ?a1743) < gwair grass, hay (13th cent.) + merllyn standing water, lake, pond (1567 or earlier); < either merf still, stagnant (lit. ‘insipid, lifeless’: see merrow adj.) or marw dead (see murder v.) + llyn lake, pool (compare linn n.¹)).Quot. 1945² suggests an alternative derivation of the first element < the genitive of merlin n.¹ Any of the quillworts (genus Isoetes), plants allied to ferns which characteristically grow on lake bottoms; esp. the European species I. lacustris and I. echinospora. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [noun] > quill-wort quillwort1762 Merlin's grass1828 isoetes1886 ?a1743 S. Brewer Bot. Journey Wales in 1726 (MS) in J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names (1886) 333 The fish are larger there [i.e. at Llyn Ogwen, Carnarvonshire] than in any of the other lakes, which they attribute to the eating of [this plant], which they call Gwair Merllyns; gwair is hay, and Merllyn was a Welsh prophet.] 1828 J. E. Smith Eng. Flora IV. 343 I[soetes] lacustris. Europæan Quillwort. Merlin's Grass. 1864 T. Moore Brit. Ferns 103 The European Quillwort, or Merlin's Grass. 1945 A. B. Jackson Step's Wayside & Woodland Ferns (new. ed.) 136 The Quillwort or Merlin's Grass is not a well-known plant. 1945 A. B. Jackson Step's Wayside & Woodland Ferns (new. ed.) 136 Merlin's-grass may be so called from some real or supposed connection with the prince of enchanters, or with the small species of hawk known as Merlin. 1963 B. Cobb Field Guide to Ferns 240 The Quillworts, Merlin's Grass, or Isoetes, are small, perennial, summer-fruiting aquatic plants. 1978 Amer. Fern Jrnl. 68 99 (title) A new and unique, mat-forming Merlin's-grass (Isoëtes) from Georgia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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