Obs. rare. Also 3 ymalue. [a. AF. wimave, widmalve (12th c.), = OF. vi-, vismauve, vismalve, etc. (F. guimauve):—pop.L. *vīscomalva, for *hibiscomalva: see HIBISCUS and MALLOW.] = WYMOTE. (Cf. VIMAUE.)
c. 1265. Voc. Names Plants, in Wr.-Wülcker, 556. Althea, i. ymalue, i. holihoc.
c. 1450. Alphita (Anecd. Oxon.), 22/2. Bismalua, alta malua, altea idem,… a[ngli]ce, wymalue uel marshmalue.
