concept
Henbane Idiom
eaten henbane
also: белены объесться
'Belены obyestsya' ("to have stuffed oneself with henbane") is a Russian idiom for acting crazily or irrationally, from the poisonous, delirium-inducing plant -- used by Predpolozhensky to ask whether his father-in-law has lost his mind.
Reading notes
- The Twenty-Ninth of June (the tale of a hunter who never hits his mark) §89 eaten henbane
'Belены objelsya' ("stuffed yourself with henbane") is a Russian idiom for acting crazily or irrationally, from the poisonous, delirium-inducing plant -- Predpolozhensky's way of asking whether his father-in-law has lost his mind.