asar (c.1300)
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asar (c.1300)

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  FEW:  asarum 25,403a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  asara  DMF:  asare  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  asara 135c
aser; 
Latin assaro  

s.

1bot.asarabacca, hazelwort, wild ginger, Asarum europaeum: 
( MS: c.1300 )  asara: (A5) gallice aser  38
( MS: c.1300 )  Asari: g[allice] aser  121.12v
( MS: s.xv )  Pur asce, i mettez jus de centorie ou de lis. Pur assaro, i metez gyngivre  90.S62
2pharm.med.asafetida, gum resin obtained from ferula (giant fennel) with a pungent smell (cf. asa): 
( MS: s.xv )  Asa fetida, lasar (l. l'asar), c’est asa puante  92.S66
azarabak  esarabacara 
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