词汇 | earth-gall |
释义 | Definition of earth-gall in English:earth-gallnoun ˈəːθɡɔːl historical
OriginOld English; earliest use found in Bald's Leechbook. Cognate with of formed similarly to Dutch aardgal, Old Saxon erthgalla (Middle Low German ērtgalle), Old High German erdgalla (German †Erdgalle) from the Germanic base of earth + the Germanic base of gall, after classical Latin fel terrae, so called on account of its bitter taste. Definition of earth-gall in US English:earth-gallnounˈəːθɡɔːl historical
OriginOld English; earliest use found in Bald's Leechbook. Cognate with of formed similarly to Dutch aardgal, Old Saxon erthgalla (Middle Low German ērtgalle), Old High German erdgalla (German † Erdgalle) from the Germanic base of earth + the Germanic base of gall, after classical Latin fel terrae, so called on account of its bitter taste. |
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