bergsöta

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • bärgesöta (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of berg (“bedrock; mountain”) +‎ söta (“sweetness”). Latter half from the sweet, liquorice-like taste of their edible roots. First attested in 1638.

Noun

bergsöta c

  1. (archaic) synonym of stensöta (“common polypody”)

References

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