planteyne

Middle English

Alternative forms

• plantayn, plantayne, planteine, planten, planteyn, plantyne, plauntein, plaunten, plaunteyn, plaunteyne, plawnteyn, playntayn, playntayne, playntein, playnteyn

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman plainteine, from Latin plantāgō, plantāginem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pla(u̯)nˈtæi̯n(ə)/, /plæi̯nˈtæi̯n(ə)/

Noun

planteyne (uncountable)

1. A plantain (plant of the genus Plantago).

   Synonym: weybrede

Descendants

• English: plantain

References

• “plantein(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.