geormanleaf

== Old English == === Alternative forms === eormelēaf, ġermanlēaf, ġeormenlēaf, ġeormen lēaf ġeormantlāb — early Mercian ġearwanlēaf — either an error for *ġearmanlēaf or an alteration after ġearwe (“yarrow”) === Etymology === From an unknown first element, perhaps *eormen (“world, earth”) or a derivative of an old z-stem *germ (“manure”), and lēaf (“leaf”); compare Old High German germarrun, Alemannic German Germere, and German Germer (“white hellebore”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈje͜or.mɑnˌlæ͜ɑːf/, [ˈje͜orˠ.mɑnˌlæ͜ɑːf] === Noun === ġeormanlēaf n The common mallow (Malva sylvestris) Synonyms: cottuc, hoclēaf, mealwe ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: eormeleaf, geormenleaf, ȝeormaleaf ==== References ====