beowyrt

Old English

Etymology

From bēo +‎ wyrt. Calque of Latin apiastrum, apiāgō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbe͜oːˌwyrt/, [ˈbe͜oːˌwyrˠt]

Noun

bēowyrt f (nominative plural bēowyrte or bēowyrta)

  1. sweet flag, Acorus calamus

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative bēowyrt bēowyrte, bēowyrta
accusative bēowyrt, bēowyrte bēowyrte, bēowyrta
genitive bēowyrte bēowyrta
dative bēowyrte bēowyrtum

Descendants

  • Middle English: beowurt
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