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Table 6 F. Gallows and hanging: F1. Plant originated from human semen, urine under gallows; F2. Creation of Adam

From: In search of traces of the mandrake myth: the historical, and ethnobotanical roots of its vernacular names

Language/subcategory

Name

Ethnic transcription

Meaning

Selected references

F1

Dutch

galgejong, galgenjong

 

[“gallows’ youngling”]

[31: 45]; [28: 71]; [102: 35]

Dutch

galgenmann, galgemannekens, galgenmanntje

 

[“gallows’ man”]

[107: 63]; [102: 35]

Dutch

pisdiefje

 

[“piss thief”]

[159: 333]; [31: 45]

Dutch

pisduiveltje

 

[“little piss devil”]

[159: 333]; [31: 45]

French

madaglorie

Spelling variations: magloire, madagloire, main-de-gloire, main degloire, maindeglorie, mandagloire, mandegloire, main de gore

 

[“hand of glory”]

(see text)

[56: 66]; [28: 71]; [31: 43]; [30: 332]; [29: 346]

German

armesünderblume

 

[“poor sinner’s flower”]

[30: 330]; [80: 19]; [81: 23]

German

folterknechtswurzel

 

[“torturer’s root”]

[30: 331]; [114: 15]; [80: 19]; [81: 23]

German

folterwurzel

 

[“torturer’s herb”]

[27: 344]

German

galgenwurz

 

[“gallows’ root”]

[81: 23]

German

galgenmännlein,

galgenmännchen

 

[“little gallows man”] / [“gallows’ mannikin"]

[83: 258]; [119: 137]; [193: passim]; [134: 53]; [114; 15]

German

henkerswurz, henkerswurzel

 

[“executioner’s Root”]

[114]; [27]; [81]

German

pissdiebchen, pissedieb

 

[“piss thief”]

[119: 137]; [75: 229]; [134, III: 53]; [28: 71]; [31: 42]; [30: 334]; [81: 32]

Icelandic

thjófarót

 

[“thief’s root”]

[194: 44]; [195: 60]

Italian

mano di gloria

 

[“hand of glory”]

[65] (Sicily)

F2

Russian

[adamova golova]

aдaмoвa глaвa

[“Adam’s head”]

[63: I: 1458]; [162: 1129]; [196: 335]; [197: 203]

Serbo-Croatian

[Adamova glava]

aдaмoвa глaвa

[“Adam’s head”]; “glava” means head

[70: 291]

Turkish

âdemotu

 

[“Adam’s plant”]

[73: 107]; [123: 21]