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Old English · noun

smeoruwyrt

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈsme͜o.ruˌwyrt/
[ˈsme͜o.ruˌwyrˠt]
Syllables
ˈsme͜o · ru · ˌwyrt (3 syllables)
Modern English
smearwortaristolochiarotunda

Meaning

  1. smearwort (Aristolochia rotunda)

Declension

Declension of smeoruwyrt
SingularPlural
Nominative smeoruwyrtsmeoruwyrtesmeoruwyrta
Accusative smeoruwyrtsmeoruwyrtesmeoruwyrtesmeoruwyrta
Genitive smeoruwyrtesmeoruwyrta
Dative smeoruwyrtesmeoruwyrtum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From smeoru (“grease, ointment, fat”) + wyrt (“plant”)

Descendants

smearwort

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