English
harebell
Harebell comes from Middle English harebelle.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500harebelle
- Englishearliest quotation 1789harebell
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500harebelle
- Englishearliest quotation 1789harebell
Earliest quotation: 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants: “How Snow-drops cold, and blue-eyed Harebells blend / Their…”
Every English word from Middle English harebelle
Today it means
noun A perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers.
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Etymograph / Middle English harebelle / harebell