English Explanatory Dictionary

consound

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several healing plants of the genera Symphytum, Consolida, Ajuga, Bellis, etc., especially comfrey.
verb
  1. Alternative form of confound: to damn

Word forms

consound consounde consounded

Etymology

Inherited from the Middle English consoude, consowde, consol, consold, consaud, consaude, from the Old English consolde, borrowed from the Old French consolde, consoulde, consoude, inherited from the Latin cōnsolida (“common confrey”), so called because of its supposed healing power.

Related words

consarn
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