▪ I. † ˈwood-sour Obs.
Forms: see wood n.1; 4–6 -sour, 5 -sowr, -soure, -soour, 6 -sore, -sower.
[f. wood n.1 + sour n., corresp. to ON. skógars{uacu}ra (skóg scogh, wood, s{uacu}ra sorrel), Da. skovsyre. Cf. (= sorrel) MDu. suerkruyd, suerick, Du. zuring, WFris. sûrblêdden pl., G. sauerampfer, etc., and (= wood-sorrel) G. sauerklee, saurekraut, Da. surklever, etc.]
= prec.
| a 1387 Sinon. Barthol. (Anecd. Oxon.) 10 Alleluia, i. wodesour. a 1425 tr. Arderne's Treat. Fistula etc. 68 Panis cuculi alleluya, i. wodsour, is a treyfole growyng vnder buschez and bereþ white flourez, is a ful sour herbe. 1538 Turner Libellus, Oxys..a latinis dicitur trifolium acetosum, ab officinis Alleluya, uulgus etiam uocat Alleluya wodsore, & cuckowes meat. 1562 ― Herbal ii. 74 Oxys..shuld be called wod sour or sorell. 1578 Lyte Dodoens iv. xliii. 503 This herbe is called..in English Woodsorel..and Woodsower. 1597 Gerarde Herbal Suppl., Woodsower is Oxys. |
▪ II. wood-sour
erron. form of wood-sear.