planteyne

Middle English

Alternative forms

plantayn, plantayne, planteine, planten, planteyn, plantyne, plauntein, plaunten, plaunteyn, plaunteyne, plawnteyn, playntayn, playntayne, playntein, playnteyn

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman plainteine, from Latin plantāgō, plantāginem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pla(u̯)nˈtæi̯n(ə)/, /plæi̯nˈtæi̯n(ə)/

Noun

planteyne (uncountable)

A plantain (plant of the genus Plantago).
Synonym: weybrede

Descendants

English: plantain

References

“plantein(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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