Old English · noun
wermod
Normalised wermōd
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwer.moːd/[ˈwerˠ.moːd]
- Syllables
- ˈwer · moːd (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- wormwoodabsinthium
Meaning
-
wormwood, absinthium
swylċe iċ eom wrāþre þonne wermōd sȳ,
likewise I am harsher than the wormwood that stands dusky here in the hurst
Exeter Book, riddle 40
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *warjamōdā (“wormwood”)
Descendants
wormwood
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