cyninges wyrt
Old English
Etymology
From cyninges (“king's”) + wyrt (“plant”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈky.nin.ɡes wyrt/, [ˈky.niŋ.ɡes wyrˠt]
Noun
- (botany) marjoram (Origanum majorana)
- Synonym: wurmille
Declension
Strong i-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cyninges wyrt | cyninges wyrte, cyninges wyrta |
| accusative | cyninges wyrt, cyninges wyrte | cyninges wyrte, cyninges wyrta |
| genitive | cyninges wyrte | cyninges wyrta |
| dative | cyninges wyrte | cyninges wyrtum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cyninges-wyrt”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.