Old English · noun
greate wyrt
Normalised grēate wyrt
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɡræ͜ɑː.te wyrt/[ˈɡræ͜ɑː.te wyrˠt]
- Syllables
- ˈɡræ͜ɑː · te · wyrt (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- autumnalecolchicumcolchicum autumnalemeadow saffronsaffronmeadow
Meaning
-
meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale)
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | grēate wyrt | grēate wyrtegrēate wyrta |
| Accusative | grēate wyrtgrēate wyrte | grēate wyrtegrēate wyrta |
| Genitive | grēate wyrte | grēate wyrta |
| Dative | grēate wyrte | grēate wyrtum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From grēat (“great”) + wyrt (“plant”)
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