PARA-381-English-Ivy: Gaël
Caretaker Status: Unknown
Affiliated companion(s): none
Level 2 - concrete
Word: Ivy (English)
Origin:
Old English, "belonging to the English people;" late 13c., "belonging to England," from English (n.1).
The adjective in Old English meant "of or pertaining to the Angles." The adverb Englishly (mid-15c.) is rare.
Climbing plant, Old English ifig, from West Germanic *ibakhs (source also of Middle Low German iflof, Dutch eiloof, Old High German ebahewi, German Efeu), a word of unknown origin; the second element in the Old High German word might be heu "hay."
Definition:
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits. Synonyms: Hedera helix, common ivy, ivy.
Type of: vine. a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface.
Magic Status: 0 - Uninitiated
Wisdom Status: 0 - Unaware