affodill
English
Noun
affodill (plural affodills)
- (obsolete) daffodil
- 1668, Gervase Markham, A Way to Get Wealth:
- For the Dropsie, take Agnus castus, Fennel, Affodil, dark Wall-wort, Lupins and Wormwood, of each a handfull, and boyl them in a gallon of white Wine until a fourth part be consumed […]
References
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “affodill”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin affodillus, from Latin asphodelus, from Ancient Greek ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈafɔdil/, /ˈafədil/
Noun
affodill (plural affodilles)
Descendants
References
- “affodil, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.