well-cressn.

Brit.

/ˈwɛlkrɛs/, U.S.

/ˈwɛlˌkrɛs/

Forms: see well n.¹ and cress n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well n.¹, cress n.

Etymology: < well n.¹ + cress n.In form walgrase (see quot. 1643) with remodelling of the second element after grass n.¹

Now rare.

Watercress, Nasturtium officinale; cf. well grass n. at well n.¹ Compounds 3. In early use perhaps also: fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum, or a related plant.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > leaf vegetables > cress

cressa700

town cresseOE

fen-cressc1000

well-cressOE

nasturtiumOE

watercressc1300

garth-cress?14..

watercress?a1450

women's meadwort?a1450

garden cressa1500

peppergrass?a1500

nosewort1563

nosesmart1589

water-rocket1605

nosewort1608

well grassa1646

cresson1657

water grass1708

tongue-grass1726

poor man's pepper1738

marsh-rocket1739

passerage1879

OE Brussels Gloss. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 298 Fenegrecio, wyllecerse.

OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) xxxix. 86 Genim þas..wyrte, seoð mid wyllecærsan [L. cum feno Graeco] & mid linsæde.

?a1200 (?OE) Peri Didaxeon (1896) 45 Nim þanne cicenamete and wyllecærsen and eormeleafes sæd.

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. vii. l. 292 Ȝut were me leuere..lyue by welle-carse [s] Þan haue my fode and my fyndynge of false menne wynnynges.

a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 712/17 (MED) Vastucium [read nastucium (for nasturcium)], welcresse.

1597 in J. Stuart Misc. Spalding Club (1841) I. 105 Sche commandit the said Johne..to eat valcarss.

1643 in J. I. Smith Sel. Justiciary Cases (1974) III. 599 The said Johnne..be applying of wort and walgrase soddin togidder and useing of..charmes cured a staig.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Well-kerses, water-cresses, called also wall- or well-grass.

1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Watter-kars, water-cress; also called well-karses.

1923 Amer. Botanist 29 105 The true ‘water-cress’ (Nasturtium officinale). Among its other names are ‘well cress’, ‘water grass’, ‘crashes’, ‘brown cress’ and ‘brooklime’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-cress
释义	well-cressn. Brit. /ˈwɛlkrɛs/, U.S. /ˈwɛlˌkrɛs/ Forms: see well n.¹ and cress n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well n.¹, cress n. Etymology: < well n.¹ + cress n.In form walgrase (see quot. 1643) with remodelling of the second element after grass n.¹ Now rare. Watercress, Nasturtium officinale; cf. well grass n. at well n.¹ Compounds 3. In early use perhaps also: fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum, or a related plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > leaf vegetables > cress cressa700 town cresseOE fen-cressc1000 well-cressOE nasturtiumOE watercressc1300 garth-cress?14.. watercress?a1450 women's meadwort?a1450 garden cressa1500 peppergrass?a1500 nosewort1563 nosesmart1589 water-rocket1605 nosewort1608 well grassa1646 cresson1657 water grass1708 tongue-grass1726 poor man's pepper1738 marsh-rocket1739 passerage1879 OE Brussels Gloss. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 298 Fenegrecio, wyllecerse. OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) xxxix. 86 Genim þas..wyrte, seoð mid wyllecærsan [L. cum feno Graeco] & mid linsæde. ?a1200 (?OE) Peri Didaxeon (1896) 45 Nim þanne cicenamete and wyllecærsen and eormeleafes sæd. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. vii. l. 292 Ȝut were me leuere..lyue by welle-carse [s] Þan haue my fode and my fyndynge of false menne wynnynges. a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 712/17 (MED) Vastucium [read nastucium (for nasturcium)], welcresse. 1597 in J. Stuart Misc. Spalding Club (1841) I. 105 Sche commandit the said Johne..to eat valcarss. 1643 in J. I. Smith Sel. Justiciary Cases (1974) III. 599 The said Johnne..be applying of wort and walgrase soddin togidder and useing of..charmes cured a staig. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Well-kerses, water-cresses, called also wall- or well-grass. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Watter-kars, water-cress; also called well-karses. 1923 Amer. Botanist 29 105 The true ‘water-cress’ (Nasturtium officinale). Among its other names are ‘well cress’, ‘water grass’, ‘crashes’, ‘brown cress’ and ‘brooklime’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.OE
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