Etymology

bollan bane

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Manx bollan bane
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  1. Manx · borrowed frombollan bane“white wort”
  2. English todaybollan bane

From Manx bollan bane (“white wort”), from bollan (“herb, wort”) + bane (“white”); compare Scottish Gaelic bàn.

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