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cresson (s.xiii2)
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cresson (s.xiii2)

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carsin,  carsoun,  carsun,  cerson,  creischon,  creison,  creson,  cressen,  cressoun,  cressun,  crissoun,  karson,  kerson,  kersoun,  kersun,  kersune,  kersyn  (chersun,  cyhirson),
(pl. cressance  TLL i 173)  
  FEW:  *kresso 16,384b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  cresson 9,246b TL: cresson 2,1035 DEAF:  cresson  DMF:  cresson 1  TLF:  cresson  OED:  cresson n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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bot.cress: 
( c.1300 )  musere, scabiose, carsin, warmot, pimpirnel  Pop Med 225.4
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  celle herbe si crest en fontaigne sicom le cresson  Sz Med1 113
( 1427-28; MS: s.xv )  Pestell de pork en cressance  Feast Menus 247b.i
( MS: s.xiiiex ) nasturcia: (C) kressouns (var. (C*: s.xiii) kersuns;  (D: s.xiii/xiv) cressuns;  (D*: s.xiii/xiv) cresuns;  (L: s.xiii) cressun, carssez )  TLL ii 131.31
cresson d’ewe
bot.water-cress: 
( MS: c.1300 )  cresson d’ewe, ache, […]  Pop Med 326.6
cresson de fontaine
bot.water-cress: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Pernez lavendre […] e cressuns de fontayne e avence  Pop Med 268.7
cresson du gardin
bot.garden cress: 
( c.1300 )  donez li (=the patient) le peis de un dener de semence de cressun du jardyn  Pop Med 226.13
cresson de ortil
ortil2
cresson ewage
bot. water-cress: 
( s.xiii2 )  senacio: narstucium aquaticum idem gallice crissouns ewages anglice watercresses  Alph 165.25
cresson ortolane
ortolane
cresson ruge
bot.red cress: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Pernez le ruge kersun, sil mincez menu  Pop Med 283.139
( c.1300?; MS: s.xivm )  Pernez le rouge cersun, sil mulez moud menu  Med Comp ANTS 759

See also:

cress  swynekersoun 
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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