eldertongue

Old English · noun

leloþre

Part of speech
noun
IPA
/ˈle.loθ.re/
[ˈle.loð.re]
Syllables
ˈle · loθ · re (3 syllables)
Modern English
obtusifoliuspresumablydockrumex

Meaning

  1. A kind of dock, presumably bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius)

Etymology

Unknown; compare Middle Low German lodwort, Middle High German lotwurz (“pimpernel”).

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