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turmentine (s.xii)
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The form tormentine is a cross reference to the following entry:

turmentine (s.xii)

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tormentine;  turmentyne  
  FEW:  tormentum 13/ii,44b Gdf:  tormentine 2 (tormentille) 7,756b GdfC: ∅ TL: tormentine 2 10,423 DEAF:  tormente (tormentine)  DMF:  tormentine 2  TLF: ∅ OED:  tormentil n. (tormentine)  MED:  tormentin(e n.  DMLBS: ∅

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bot.tormentil, Potentilla tormentilla: 
( MS: s.xii )  Pur icel mal pernet turmentine e genest  Pop Med 64
( c.1250; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Rue, vetoigne et tormentine  Pop Med 157.276
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  Pernez le jus de tormentine et bevez en vin ou en serveise od en leit le matin et le seir  Med Comp ANTS 119
( MS: c.1325 )  Pernés un herbe que crest en checun bruere que est appellé tormentine  Five Med MSS 41.C149
( MS: s.xiv2 )  verveine rouge, turmentine, eufrasie [...]  A-N Med ii 221.51
( 1440-45 )  Item .xxx. barels turmentyne  TNA E101/128/30

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See also:

turment  turmentable  turmenter  turmentille  turmentur  turmentus 
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tormentine