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  • IPA(key): /ˈwyrtˌtru.mɑ/, [ˈwyrˠtˌtru.mɑ]

Noun

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wyrttruma m

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    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
      Se þridda leahter is auarita þæt is seo yfele gitsung and seo is wyrtruma ælcere wohnysse
      The third sin is Avaritia, that is, evil Covetousness, and it is the root of all wickedness...

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