bellinno

Old Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps of Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈʎiɲo/

Noun

bellinno m (plural bellinnos)

1. henbane (Hyoscyamus niger)
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 24v:

     Et ſu uertud ſe mueſtra contra los otros toſſicos. ſi non contra aquellos que naſcen de tierra. por que ſon de natura frios. aſſi como mandragoras. o bellinno, o otras coſas que ſon daquella natura.

     And its virtue is shown against the other poisons, those that sprout from the earth, because they are cold by nature; such as mandrakes, or henbane or other things of that nature.

Descendants

• Spanish: beleño