Cowslip Definition
- Primula veris
- paigle
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- water dragon
- May blob
- meadow bright
- kingcup
- marsh-marigold
Other Word Forms of Cowslip
Noun
Origin of Cowslip
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From Middle English cowslyppe, from Old English cūslyppe (“cowslip”), from cū (“cow”) + slyppe (“paste, viscid substance”), related to Old English slūpan (“to slip, glide, move softly”). Compare oxlip.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English cowslyppe from Old English cūslyppe cū cow gwou- in Indo-European roots slypa slime sleubh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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