wermod
Middle English
editNoun
editwermod
- Alternative form of wermode
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *warjamōdā (“wormwood”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwermōd 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
editDeclension of wermōd (strong a-stem)