Old English · noun
sperewyrt
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- IPA
- /ˈspe.reˌwyrt/[ˈspe.reˌwyrˠt]
- Syllables
- ˈspe · re · ˌwyrt (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- spearwort
Meaning
-
a kind of plant
Etymology
From spere (“spear”) + wyrt (“plant”)
Descendants
spearwort
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