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bollan bane

bollan bane noun: mugwort.

Noun

bollan bane (uncountable)

  1. Mugwort.
    • […] at the feet of the monk[,] he dropped iron, salt and bollan bane.1999, Herbert H. Wernecke, Celebrating Christmas Around the World, page 108
    • Members of the House of Keys, which makes the island's laws, are very much involved, and the official instruction says the officials should all wear bollan bane. This is not some Dark Age clothing but – and it gets more J K Rowling-ish the more you look into all this – but^([sic]) a plant called...2005, Benedict Le Vay, Bradt Eccentric Britain: The Bradt Guide To Britain's Follies, page 89

Origin of bollan bane

From Manx bollan bane (“white wort”), from bollan (“herb, wort”) + bane (“white”); compare Scottish Gaelic bàn.

Questions about bollan bane

What does bollan bane mean?
Bollan bane means mugwort.
What part of speech is bollan bane?
Bollan bane is a noun.

Words near bollan bane in the dictionary

  1. bolking
  2. boll
  3. boll weevil
  4. boll weevils
  5. Bolla
  6. bollan bane
  7. Bolland
  8. Bollandism
  9. Bollandist
  10. Bollandists
  11. bollard

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