wermod
Middle English
Noun
wermod
- alternative form of wermode
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *warjamōdā (“wormwood”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwer.moːd/, [ˈwerˠ.moːd]
Noun
wermōd m
- (botany) wormwood, absinthium
- 10th century, Bald's Leechbook, Royal 12 D. xvii, fol. 72 b.
- Þā men þū sċealt smerwan mid þȳ ele þe mon wermōd on sēoðe.
- You must smear them with the oil that is boiled in wormwood.
- 10th century, Bald's Leechbook, Royal 12 D. xvii, fol. 72 b.
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wermōd | wermōdas |
| accusative | wermōd | wermōdas |
| genitive | wermōdes | wermōda |
| dative | wermōde | wermōdum |
Descendants
- Middle English: wermode, wermot, warmot, weremod, wormode, wormote, wormet, wrmod, wurmode, woormood, wermod, wormod, wyrmwode, wormwode, wormewode, wermwod, wormwod, wurmewod
Welsh
Alternative forms
- wermwd, wermwod, chwermwd
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh wermot (“wormwood”), from Middle English wermode.
Pronunciation
Noun
y wermod f (uncountable)
- wormwood (Artemisia)
- common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
- Synonym: y wermod lwyd
- common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
Derived terms
- cwcwll y wermod (“wormwood moth”)
- pwtyn wermod (“wormwood pug moth”)
- wermod y môr, wermod arfor syth flodeuog (“sea wormwood”)
- y wermod Ffrengig, y wermod Ffrainc (“ French wormwood”)
- y wermod lwyd (“common wormwood”)
- y wermod wen (“feverfew”)
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “wermod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies