malört

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish malørt, malyrt, from Old Norse malurt. Equivalent to mal (“moth”) +‎ ört (“herb”), from being used against moths. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk malurt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²mɑːlˌœrt/

Noun

malört c

  1. wormwood, Artemisia absinthium
    • 2016, Lars Lönnroth, transl., Den poetiska Eddan, Atlantis, →ISBN, Lokes smädelser (Lokasenna) §3, page 153:
      Ofärd och split / bringar jag asarna / malört blandar jag i mjödet.
      Misfortune and discord / I bring to the Æsir / wormwood I put in their mead.

Declension

Declension of malört
nominative genitive
singular indefinite malört malörts
definite malörten malörtens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Derived terms

References

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