"mercurial" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mercuriālis, Mercuriālis (“pertaining to the Roman god Mercury”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|la|mercuriālis}} Latin mercuriālis, {{m|la|Mercuriālis||pertaining to the Roman god Mercury}} Mercuriālis (“pertaining to the Roman god Mercury”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} mercurial, {{enm-adj}} mercurial
  1. (astrology, astronomy) mercurial; pertaining to or under the influence of the planet Mercury Categories (topical): Astrology, Astronomy Synonyms: Mercurial, Mercuriall
    Sense id: en-mercurial-enm-adj-~z6tFIVu Categories (other): Pages with raw sortkeys, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 5 6 6 4 4 18 11 15 4 4 12 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47 Topics: astrology, astronomy, human-sciences, mysticism, natural-sciences, philosophy, sciences

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin mercuriālis, Mercuriālis (“pertaining to the Roman god Mercury”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|la|mercuriālis}} Latin mercuriālis, {{m|la|Mercuriālis||pertaining to the Roman god Mercury}} Mercuriālis (“pertaining to the Roman god Mercury”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} mercurial, {{enm-noun|-}} mercurial (uncountable)
  1. (botany) A plant belonging to the genus Chenopodium; a goosefoot. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Plants Synonyms: mercurie, mercuriale
    Sense id: en-mercurial-enm-noun--7MbkQ8u Disambiguation of Plants: 40 60 Categories (other): Pages with raw sortkeys, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 5 6 6 4 4 18 11 15 4 4 12 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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