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smallagen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: small adj., ache n.2 Etymology: < small adj. + ache n.2Compare Anglo-Norman smalache (14th cent.), post-classical Latin smalagium (14th cent.), both < English. The β. forms show voicing of the affricate in the final syllable (compare the β. forms at cabbage n.1). Now historical and rare. the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > herb > [noun] > parsley the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > stalk vegetables > [noun] > celery > wild celery the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > stalk vegetables > celery > wild celery α. a1300 in T. Hunt (1989) 28 [Apium] anglice smalache. c1300 St. Cuthbert (Laud) l. 52 in C. Horstmann (1887) 360 ‘Nim’, he seide, ‘þe milk of one kov.., Iuys of smal-Ache do þar-to’. a1400 J. Mirfield (1882) 11 Apium simpliciter,..smale ache. c1450 Med. Recipes (BL Add. 33996) in F. Heinrich (1896) 101 Take smalache, reed fenel, rewe, verueyne [etc.]. 1545 T. Raynald tr. E. Roesslin iii. sig. X.iiv The decoction of rosemarye,..alexander, smallach..&c. is very soueraign. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens 606 Smallache hath shyning leaues of a darke greene colour. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch 719 Afterwards when these [Isthmian] Games were accounted, they translated thither..the chaplet of Smallach. 1769 J. Millar 190 It [sc. asafœtida] hath large roots, a stem or stalk like sagapeum or fennelgeant, and leaves resembling those of smallach or parsley. β. a1400 in C. B. Hieatt & S. Butler (1985) 149 (MED) Fille þi viol ful of lyes of strong wiyn & putte þerto..smallage, persile, sauge, [etc.].a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker (1884) I. 711/15 Hoc apium, smalege.1530 J. Palsgrave 271/2 Smallage an herbe, ache.1562 W. Turner (1568) 40 Smallage hath suche a strong savor,..that no man can..eat it with hys meate.1636 W. Denny in sig. C Each three yeares Victor was with Smallage crown'd, Whose pendant leaves, his head enshadow'd round.1690 W. Temple Ess. Gardens of Epicurus in (1720) I. 178 The Plants he mentions, are the Apium, which tho' commonly interpreted Parsly, yet comprehends all Sorts of Smallage, whereof Sellery is one.1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. I. 2 The large Smallage, which the Gardiners falsly call Macedonian-Parsley.1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau xvii. 244 Our Wild Smallage..which is common by ditches and brooks, cannot be rendered esculent by culture.1822 J. M. Good I. 208 The cicuta virosa, or water-hemlock, the leaves of which have been mistaken for smallage.1876 V. 290/2 Celery,..a biennial plant..which, in its native condition, is known in England as smallage.1900 E. Spencer xi. 129 Celery is simply cultivated ‘smallage’; a weed which has existed in Britain since the age of ice.1945 56 354 Smallage (Apium graveolens) was an important constituent [of herb gruels].2001 D. Farland 313 For long minutes he extolled the virtues of goosegrass and feverfew, elder flowers and smallage.Compounds?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 162, in at Smal-ache Sympel medicines..Malowe sede, percile sede, smalleache sede, and fenel sede. c1450 Practica Phisicalia John of Burgundy in H. Schöffler (1919) 237 (MED) For þe stone. Take smallage-sede, louage-sede..and cut hem in smal pecys. ?1550 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI sig. G.vv Smalladge rote hanged aboute thy necke doth alay the tooth ache. 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in (rev. ed.) 1063 Give in Wine the decoction..of the Cyprus Nut, Smallage-seed. a1665 K. Digby (1669) 162 Smallage Gruel. a1760 C. Alston (1770) I. xxxvii. 379 The only seed, (which is somewhat larger, greener, and more agreeably aromatic than smallage seed) is used medicinally. 1853 A. Soyer 141 When it is cooked, add pepper and smallage seed. 1928 29 Dec. 1189/2 To it he [sc. Robert Talbor] would sometimes add red roses, lemon juice, fennel-root juice, smallage leaves, or parsley. 1984 S. Garland (2002) 55 Buttered gruels of oatmeal mixed with appropriate herbs for various ailments, such as smallage gruel to purify the blood, were still common two hundred years ago in Europe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1300 |