bellinno

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Old Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

bellinno m (plural bellinnos)

  1. henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 24v:
      Et ſu uertud ſe mueſtra contra los otros toſſicos. ſi non contra aquellos que naſcen de tierra. por que ſon de natura frios. aſſi como mandragoras. o bellinno, o otras coſas que ſon daquella natura.
      And its virtue is shown against the other poisons, those that sprout from the earth, because they are cold by nature; such as mandrakes, or henbane or other things of that nature.

Descendants

  • Spanish: beleño