Old English · noun
banwyrt
Normalised bānwyrt
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbɑːnˌwyrt/[ˈbɑːnˌwyrˠt]
- Syllables
- ˈbɑːn · ˌwyrt (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- bone-wortmendpansyfracturesdaisyfracturecomfreybone
Meaning
-
A plant used to mend bone fractures (particularly pansy, daisy or comfrey).
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bainawurti; equivalent to bān (“bone”) + wyrt (“plant”).
Descendants
bone-wort
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