baldmoney
/ˈbɔːldˌmʌni/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Gentius king of Illyria was the first founder of this herbe, and the first that used it in medicine, for which cause it was called Gentian after his own name: in Greek, γεντιανή, which name also the apothecaries retaine unto this daie, and call it Gentiana: it is named in English Felwoort Gentian; Bitterwoort; Baldmoyne, and Baldmoney."
Etymology
Apparently a corruption of Latin valdē bona (“very good”) (a plant mentioned in Leonhart Fuchs's Great Herbal). Earliest forms seem to come from an intermediate, unattested French form baudemoine (modern French baudremoine) and by analogy to the plant name agrimony.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Usage
Inflected Forms
bald-money (alternative)
bawd money (alternative)
bawd-money (alternative)
baldmoyne (alternative)
bald-moyne (alternative)