sperwort
Middle English
/ˈspɛːr(ə)wurt/
noun
Definitions
- Spearwort a kind of plant in the genus Ranunculus or a similar plant.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English sperewyrt affix from Middle English spere (spear, sphere) + Middle English wort (plant, brewing wort).
Origin
Middle English
wort
Gloss
plant, brewing wort
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
植
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Spear English
- spear English
- spearwort English
- sphere English
- wort English
- spere Old English
- sperewyrt Old English
- wyrt Old English
- bonwort Middle English
- brotherwort Middle English
- moderwort Middle English
- spere Middle English
- spere schaft Middle English
- spere-hed Middle English
- speres Middle English
- walwort Middle English
- wort Middle English
- sphere Old French