beowyrt

Old English

Etymology

From bēo +‎ wyrt. Calque of Latin apiastrum, apiāgō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbe͜oːˌwyrt/, [ˈbe͜oːˌwyrˠt]

Noun

bēowyrt f (nominative plural bēowyrte or bēowyrta)

  1. sweet flag, Acorus calamus

Declension
Declension of beowyrt (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bēowyrt bēowyrte, bēowyrta
accusative bēowyrt, bēowyrte bēowyrte, bēowyrta
genitive bēowyrte bēowyrta
dative bēowyrte bēowyrtum

Descendants
  • Middle English: beowurt
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