Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—W

Weld

or Wold. The dyer's-weed (reseda luteola), which yields a beautiful yellow dye. (Anglo-Saxon, geld or gold, our yellow, etc.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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