spearwortn.

Brit.

/ˈspɪəwəːt/, U.S.

/ˈspɪ(ə)rwərt/,

/ˈspɪ(ə)rˌwɔrt/

Forms: Old English sperewyrt, Middle English sperewurt, Middle English sperewourt(h, Middle English–1600s sperewort, 1500s sperewurte; Middle English sperwort, 1500s sperworte; 1500s sparewort; 1700s speerwort; 1500s spearewoort (1600s spearewort), 1500s– spearwort.

Etymology: < spear n.¹ Compare German speerkraut, -wurz.

†1. Elecampane ( Inula helenium). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > elecampane

horsehealc1000

spearwortc1000

greatworta1300

scabwortc1450

elecampane1541

horse-elder1597

helenium1608

inula1822

dahlin1826

c1000 Sax. Leechd. I. 210 Genim þas wyrte þe man hinnula campana, & oþrum naman spere wyrte nemneþ.

a1100 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 299 Innule campane, sperewyrt.

a1300 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 558/8 Hinnula campana, i. sperewurt.

†2. = nep n.² Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 135 Nap siluatica, sperewyrt, uel wilde næp.

a. One or other of several species of ranunculus, esp. R. Flammula (lesser or small spearwort) and R. Lingua (great spearwort).The identity of the plant in quot. c1450 is doubtful.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [noun] > spearwort

spearworta1400

spear-grass1548

spickwort1575

banewort1578

spire-grass1626

butter plate1853

steep1894

a1400 J. Mirfield Sinonoma Bartholomei (1882) 21 Flammula, i. sperwort, calidus est et siccus in quarto gradu.

a1400 Stockholm Med. MS. 185 Sperewourt or launcelef.

a1400 Stockholm Med. MS. 189 Þe lesse sperewourth.

c1450 Alphita (Anecd. Oxon.) 23 Borith, nonaclum cirurgie, lanceolata aquatica idem,..sperewort.

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxiiii There is a grasse called sperewort, & hath a long narow lefe like a spere heed, & it wyll growe a fote high and bereth a yelowe floure.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 815 Spearewoort is like to the other Crowfootes in facultie, it is hot in the mouth or biting, it exulcerateth and raiseth blisters.

1597 W. Langham Garden of Health 614 Sparewort, stampe it and apply it..to the sciatica, to reare a blister.

1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry i. xxx. 79 The grasse which is vnwholesome for Sheepe, is that which hath growing amongst it, Spearewort, Pennywort, or Penny-grasse.

1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi vi. §4. 260 Spear-wort or Bane-wort, is an herb which if it be taken inwardly, is deadly.

1713 J. Petiver Catal. Ray's Eng. Herbal Great Spear-wort. Small Spear-wort.

1763 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry III. 312 The hairy wood grass, the lesser spearwort,..have evidently suspicious marks.

1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 210 Lined..with..aquatic plants, among which the great spear-wort..is..conspicuous.

1865 Reader No. 153. 628/2 The little dwarf spearwort.

1890 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 26 44/1 It is a well-known variety of the lesser spearwort.., which I have found in a very fine condition in Sussex.

b. Mentioned as used by beggars to produce artificial blisters or sores.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [noun] > spearwort > used to produce sores

spearwort1567

1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) sig. Ciiii^v All for the most parte..wil either lay to their legs an herbe called Sperewort, eyther Arsnicke, which is called Ratesbane.

1608 T. Dekker Belman of London sig. D1^v With Sperewort or Arsenick will they in one night poyson their leg be it neuer so sound, and raise a blister, which at their pleasure they can take off againe.

1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 74 Sperewort or Arsnick..will draw blisters.

Derivatives

† ˈspearworty adj. Obsolete diseased through the eating of spearwort.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of sheep > [adjective] > other disorders of sheep

belt1614

tagged1614

spearworty1736

paterish1794

pothery1799

moor-sick1811

poked1828

respy1856

fly-struck1922

1736 S. Pegge Alphabet of Kenticisms (E.D.S.) 48 The liver of a rotten sheep, when it is full of white knots, is said to be speerworty.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spearwort
释义	spearwortn. Brit. /ˈspɪəwəːt/, U.S. /ˈspɪ(ə)rwərt/, /ˈspɪ(ə)rˌwɔrt/ Forms: Old English sperewyrt, Middle English sperewurt, Middle English sperewourt(h, Middle English–1600s sperewort, 1500s sperewurte; Middle English sperwort, 1500s sperworte; 1500s sparewort; 1700s speerwort; 1500s spearewoort (1600s spearewort), 1500s– spearwort. Etymology: < spear n.¹ Compare German speerkraut, -wurz. †1. Elecampane ( Inula helenium). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > elecampane horsehealc1000 spearwortc1000 greatworta1300 scabwortc1450 elecampane1541 horse-elder1597 helenium1608 inula1822 dahlin1826 c1000 Sax. Leechd. I. 210 Genim þas wyrte þe man hinnula campana, & oþrum naman spere wyrte nemneþ. a1100 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 299 Innule campane, sperewyrt. a1300 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 558/8 Hinnula campana, i. sperewurt. †2. = nep n.² Obsolete. ΚΠ c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 135 Nap siluatica, sperewyrt, uel wilde næp. 3. a. One or other of several species of ranunculus, esp. R. Flammula (lesser or small spearwort) and R. Lingua (great spearwort).The identity of the plant in quot. c1450 is doubtful. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [noun] > spearwort spearworta1400 spear-grass1548 spickwort1575 banewort1578 spire-grass1626 butter plate1853 steep1894 a1400 J. Mirfield Sinonoma Bartholomei (1882) 21 Flammula, i. sperwort, calidus est et siccus in quarto gradu. a1400 Stockholm Med. MS. 185 Sperewourt or launcelef. a1400 Stockholm Med. MS. 189 Þe lesse sperewourth. c1450 Alphita (Anecd. Oxon.) 23 Borith, nonaclum cirurgie, lanceolata aquatica idem,..sperewort. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxiiii There is a grasse called sperewort, & hath a long narow lefe like a spere heed, & it wyll growe a fote high and bereth a yelowe floure. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 815 Spearewoort is like to the other Crowfootes in facultie, it is hot in the mouth or biting, it exulcerateth and raiseth blisters. 1597 W. Langham Garden of Health 614 Sparewort, stampe it and apply it..to the sciatica, to reare a blister. 1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry i. xxx. 79 The grasse which is vnwholesome for Sheepe, is that which hath growing amongst it, Spearewort, Pennywort, or Penny-grasse. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi vi. §4. 260 Spear-wort or Bane-wort, is an herb which if it be taken inwardly, is deadly. 1713 J. Petiver Catal. Ray's Eng. Herbal Great Spear-wort. Small Spear-wort. 1763 J. Mills New Syst. Pract. Husbandry III. 312 The hairy wood grass, the lesser spearwort,..have evidently suspicious marks. 1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 210 Lined..with..aquatic plants, among which the great spear-wort..is..conspicuous. 1865 Reader No. 153. 628/2 The little dwarf spearwort. 1890 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 26 44/1 It is a well-known variety of the lesser spearwort.., which I have found in a very fine condition in Sussex. b. Mentioned as used by beggars to produce artificial blisters or sores. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [noun] > spearwort > used to produce sores spearwort1567 1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) sig. Ciiii^v All for the most parte..wil either lay to their legs an herbe called Sperewort, eyther Arsnicke, which is called Ratesbane. 1608 T. Dekker Belman of London sig. D1^v With Sperewort or Arsenick will they in one night poyson their leg be it neuer so sound, and raise a blister, which at their pleasure they can take off againe. 1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 74 Sperewort or Arsnick..will draw blisters. Derivatives † ˈspearworty adj. Obsolete diseased through the eating of spearwort. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of sheep > [adjective] > other disorders of sheep belt1614 tagged1614 spearworty1736 paterish1794 pothery1799 moor-sick1811 poked1828 respy1856 fly-struck1922 1736 S. Pegge Alphabet of Kenticisms (E.D.S.) 48 The liver of a rotten sheep, when it is full of white knots, is said to be speerworty. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1000
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