Old English · noun
beowyrt
Normalised bēowyrt
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbe͜oːˌwyrt/[ˈbe͜oːˌwyrˠt]
- Syllables
- ˈbe͜oː · ˌwyrt (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- beewortacorusbee-plantcalamusacorus calamussweet flagflagsweet
Meaning
-
sweet flag, Acorus calamus, bee-plant
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From bēo + wyrt. Calque of Latin apiastrum, apiāgō.
Descendants
beewort
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