bellinno

Old Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [beˈʎi.ɲo]

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.

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