boumwol

Old Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German boumwolle. First attested in 1478.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /bɔumvɔlʲ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /bɔumvɔlʲ/

Noun

boumwol m animacy unattested

1. Levant cotton, Gossypium herbaceum

   Synonym: bawełna

   • 1900 [1478], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎^[1], number 1923:

     Boumwol bombax

     [Boumwol bombax]

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “boumwol”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN