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wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt, e; f.
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John's wort), plant, herb Gærs vel wyrt herba, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 35: 78, 71. Ðeós wyrt, ðe man betonicam nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 70, 1: 90, 2, and often. Seó wyrt (herba ) weóx, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 26. Gemolsnad wyrt, Ps. Th. 89, 6. Wyrta wynsume, Exon.

Linked entry: blód-wyrt

wyrt

Grammar
wyrt, wort.
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Healde hé hine georne wiþ geswét eala, drince hlúttor eala, and on þæs hlúttran ealað wyrte wylle geonge ácrinde and drince, Lch. ii. 292, 21. Add

wyrt

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wyrt, <b>. I.</b>
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Cum in nutriendis oleribus peritus esset, audivit, 180, 23-26. v. lǽce-, spere-, wealh-, wyn-, wyrm-wyrt. Add

wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt, e; f.
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Bewylle on hwǽtene wyrte, Lchdm. ii. 268, 12

cyninges wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
cyninges wyrt, e; f. The herb marjoram; sampsuchum = σάμψυχον , origanum majorana, Lin
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Cyninges wyrt sampsuchum, Mone A. 529

Wihtmǽres wyrt

(n.)

spoonwort (?)

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Witmǽres wyrt nioþoweard, Lchdm. ii. 32, 10. [Uihtméres wyrt ł heauen hindele brittannica iii. 300, col. 2.]

brún-wyrt

(n.)
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brún-wyrt, brúne-wyrt, e; f.

BROWNWORT or water-betonyscrofularia aquaticawood-betony or brownwortscrofularia nodosa

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Brúne wyrt, 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 7.

Linked entry: bran-wyrt

clæfer-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
clæfer-wyrt, e; f.

Clover-wort, clovertrifolium minus

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Clover-wort, clover; trifolium minus Nim ða smalan clæfer-wyrt nioðowearde take the netherward part of the small clover-wort, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm. ii. 102, 26

cyninges wyrt

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Cyninges wyrt samsuhthon, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 7. Cinges wyrt samsuchon, Lch. iii. 305, col. 1. Add

greáte wyrt

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Greáte wyrt beribabum, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 67. Ádelfe þá greátan wyrt, Lch. ii. 270, 16. Add

eá-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
eá-wyrt, e; f.

River-wort, burdock arctium lappa

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River-wort, burdock; arctium lappa, Lin Genim clifwyrt, sume men hátaþ foxes clife, sume eá-wyrt take cliff-wort, some men call [it] fox-glove, some river-wort, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 4: iii. 74, 10.

bisceop-wyrt

(n.)
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bisceop-wyrt, biscop-wyrt, biscep-wyrt, e; f.

BISHOP'S-WORT, bishop's weed, betony, vervain, marsh-mallowammi = άμμι [ammi majus, Lin.], betonica, verbena, hibiscum = ίβίσκos

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[wyrt a wort, herb, plant] BISHOP'S-WORT, bishop's weed, betony, vervain, marsh-mallow; ammi = άμμι [ammi majus, Lin.], betonica, verbena, hibiscum = ίβίσκos Wyrc to drence æscþrotu, betonice, bisceopwyrt make into a drink ash-throat, betony, bishop's-wart

Linked entries: biscep-wyrt biscop-wyrt

greáte wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
greáte wyrt, e; f.
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Meadow saffron; colchicum autumnale Ðeós wyrt ðe man hieribulbum and óðrum naman greáte wyrt nemneþ this plant which is called ίεόβoλβos and by another name great wort, Herb. 22, 1; Lchdm. i. 118, 14: L. M. ii. 52, 1; Lchdm. ii. 268, 22

líð-wyrt

(n.)
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líð-wyrt, e; f.
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Ðeós wyrt ðe man ostriage and óðrum naman lýðwyrt nemneþ, Herb. 29, 1; Lchdm. i. 124, 13. Líð-wyrt, L. M. 1, 61; Lchdm. ii. 132, 13. Líðwyrt ostriago, Wrt. Voc. 69, 26: eripheon, 68. 12: ostriago, ii. 65, 48

næder-wyrt

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næder-wyrt, nædre-wyrt, e; f.

Adder-wortpolygonum bistortaadderwort

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man uiperinam and óðrum naman nædderwyrt nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 96, 11. Nædderwyrt. Ðeós wyrt ðe man basilisca and óðrun naman nædder- (næddre-, MS. O) wyrt nemneþ, 242, 7 : iii. 8, 24. Genim næderwyrte, ii. 110, 25. [v. E. D. S. Pub.

mucg-wyrt

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mucg-wyrt, mug-wyrt, e; f.

mug-wortmuggartmuggonmother-wort

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man artemisiam and óðrum naman mucgwyrt nemneþ (Artemisia vulgaris), 102, 1-3. Herba artemisia tragonthes ðæt is mugcwyrt (Artemisia dracunculus tarragon), 102, 18. Mucgwyrt.

mǽsc-wyrt

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mǽsc-wyrt, máx-wyrt, e; f.

Mash-wortthe wort in the mash-tub

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&#39;Mash-wort, the wort in the mash-tub. On the malt boiling water is poured and allowed to stand three quarters of an hour; the liquid is wort, or mash-wort,&#39; Lchdm. ii. 399, col. i Máxwyrte amber fulne, L. M. 1, 41; Lchdm. ii. 106, 16.

hlæder-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
hlæder-wyrt, hlædder-, e; f.

Ladder-wort, ladder to heaven, Jacob's ladder;polemonium cæruleum or polygonatum multiflorum

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Ladder-wort, ladder to heaven, Jacob's ladder; polemonium cæruleum or polygonatum multiflorum [v. E. D. S. No. 26, 'ladder to heaven'], Lchdm. iii. 8, 25

wyn-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-wyrt, e ; f.

A pleasant plant

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A pleasant plant Ðǽr wynwyrta weóxon and bleówon, Dóm. L. 5

wyrm-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-wyrt, e; f.
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Worm-grass (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names); sedum album, Lchdm. ii. 94, 18: 104, 3: 128, 3: 308, 16