wyrt

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wurt-, the oblique stem of Proto-Germanic *wrōts (from which root). Cognate with Old Saxon wurt, Old High German wurz (German Wurz), Old Norse urt (Swedish ört), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐍃 (waurts).

Alternative forms

ƿyrt

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wyrt/

Noun

wyrt f

A plant or herb, especially as used for food or medicine.

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: wurt, worte, wort
- English: wort (see bladderwort, mugwort)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wurtijō (“spice”). Cognate with Old Saxon wurtia.

Alternative forms

ƿyrt, wyrte

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wyrt/

Noun

wyrt f

wort (as in brewing)

References

wyrt in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

Descendants

Middle English: wort, worte
- English: wort
- Scots: wirt

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