English Explanatory Dictionary

darnel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.
  2. especially, species Lolium temulentum, often host to a fungus intoxicating to humans and animals.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɑːnəɫ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-darnel2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-darnel.wav

Word forms

darnel darnels

Etymology

From Middle English darnel, dernel, from Old Northern French darnelle ( > dialectal French dernelle, darnette), of Germanic origin, possibly Proto-West Germanic *darjan (“to harm, injure”). Displaced native Old English boþen. Related to Walloon darne, derne (“stunned, dazed, drunk”), Middle Dutch verdarnt, verdaernt (“stunned, dumbfounded, angry”). The association with being dazed or drunkenness is due to the well-known intoxicating effects of the plant.

Synonyms

ryegrass bearded darnel poison darnel white darnel

Related words

Darnell

Derived words

Persian darnel red darnel

Translations

Armenian: գիժ հաց Basque: iraka Bulgarian: глушица Catalan: jull Catalan: zitzània Chinese: 毒麥 /毒麦 Danish: giftig rajgræs Dutch: dolik Esperanto: lolo Finnish: myrkkyraiheinä French: ivraie enivrante Galician: xoio Galician: lerica Galician: tarela German: Taumel-Lolch German: Taumellolch German: Rauschgras Ancient Greek: αἶρα Ancient Greek: ζιζάνιον Hebrew: זוּן Hungarian: szédítő vadóc Hungarian: konkolyperje Italian: zizzania Italian: loglio Japanese: 毒麦 Latin: lolium Norwegian Nynorsk: skjæraks Norwegian Nynorsk: svimling Norwegian Nynorsk: raigras Polish: życica roczna Portuguese: joio Portuguese: cizânia Romanian: sălbăție Russian: пле́вел опьяня́ющий Russian: пле́вел пьяня́щий Russian: головоло́м Spanish: cizaña Spanish: cizaña forrajera Spanish: espantapájaros Swedish: dårrepe Turkish: delice Turkish: acımık Turkish: karaçayır Venetan: lojo Venetan: logio Venetan: loi Welsh: efrau
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