malört

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish malørt, malyrt, from Old Norse malurt. Equivalent to mal (“moth”) +‎ ört (“herb”), from being used against moths. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk malurt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mɑːlˌœrt/

Noun

malört c

1. wormwood, Artemisia absinthium

Declension

Declension of malört
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	malört	malörten	—	—
Genitive	malörts	malörtens	—	—

Derived terms

• malört i glädjebägaren

References

• malört in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• malört in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• malört in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)