† hayhove Obs.
In 4 heyhowe, hayhof, 5 heyhove, -offe, -oue, haihoue. See also ale-hoof.
[f. hay n.2 + hove n.]
The herb Ground Ivy.
| c 1325 Gloss. W. de Biblesw. in Wright Voc. 162 Eyre terestre, heyhowe. a 1387 Sinon. Barthol. 18 Edera nigra, Edera terrestris, idem sunt i. hayhof. 14.. Roy. MS. 18 A. VI, lf. 74 b, Edera terrestris ys an herbe þat me clepyþ erth yuye, or heyoue. c 1460 J. Russell Bk. Nurture 993 Hey hove, heyriff, herbe benet, bresewort, and smallache. 1597 Gerarde Herbal App., Heihow is Hedera terrestris. |