Obs. (See quots.)
c. 1000. Sax. Leechd., II. 138. Drenc wiþ feondseocum men, of ciricbellan to drincanne fane, finul [etc.].
1597. Gerard, Herball, Supp. to Gen. Table. Fane, white Flower deluce.
1878. Britten & Holland, Plant-n., Fane some white-flowered Iris, but we cannot determine the species.