LL-L "Botanica" 2005.10.05 (03) [E]

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05 October 2005 * Volume 03
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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Botanica

I wrote:

German: Schlüsselblume, Petersblume ("(St.) Peter's flower")

There are other German names:

Arzneischlüsselblume ("medicinal key flower")
Duftende Schlüsselblume ("fragrant key flower")
Echte Schlüsselblume ("genuine key flower")
Himmelschlüssel ("heaven's key")
Waldprimel ("forest primrose")

Czech:
petrklíč ("(St.) Peter's key")

Hungarian:

mocsári gólyahír ("swamp stork's tidings"?)

kankalin (primrose)

Estonian:
nurmenukk ("field doll/pupa")
 (kollane) priimula ("(yellow) primrose")

Welsh:
briallu Mair ("Mary's primrose")

Manx:
meill-baa ("cow's lip")
oenyn (?)

Irish:
cradhscal ("dread/repugnance")

Scottish Gaelic:


bainne bò buidhe ("good cow’s milk"?)
buidheachan bò bliochdm ("good cow’s milk"?)
mùisean ("(plant of) dread/repugnance"?)
seichearglan ("fine/bright cube"?)

There might be some sort of ancient negative folklore thing about it in 
Goidhelig.  Or was the flower considered an antedote?

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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