Meaning of bollan bane | Babel Free
Examples
“[…] at the feet of the monk[,] he dropped iron⟳, salt and bollan bane.”
“Members of the House of Keys, which makes the island's laws, are very much involved, and the official instruction says the officials should all wear⟳ bollan bane. This is not some Dark Age clothing but – and it gets more J K Rowling-ish the more you look⟳ into all this – but^([sic]) a plant⟳ called mugwort which is Manx's own⟳ way of warding off evil spirits.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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