medewort

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English medewyrt, medowyrt, from Proto-West Germanic *meduwurti, from Proto-Germanic *meduwurtiz; by surface analysis, mede (“mead”) +‎ wort, but often reinterpreted as mede (“meadow”) +‎ wort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛ̞ːd(ə)wurt/ (originally)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛ̝ːd(ə)wurt/, /ˈmeːd(ə)wurt/ (reintepreted)

Noun

medewort

  1. Lemon balm or a similar plant.

Descendants

  • English: meadwort, medæwart (obsolete)

References

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