walwort
Middle English
/ˈwalwurt/
noun
Definitions
- danewort The plant Sambucus ebulus, often used for medicinal purposes
- A plant that is similar to danewort in appearance or function.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English wealhwyrt affix from Middle English wale (outsider, wheal, preference, selection, welt) + 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
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- wallwort English
- wort English
- wealh Old English
- wealhwyrt Old English
- wyrt Old English
- Wales Middle English
- Walsch Middle English
- bonwort Middle English
- brotherwort Middle English
- moderwort Middle English
- sperwort Middle English
- wale Middle English
- walen Middle English
- walmore Middle English
- walnot Middle English
- wort Middle English