wyrtwala

Old English

Etymology

Possibly from wyrt (“plant, herb”) – cognate of Old English wert (Kentish) and Old English wirt (Late OE), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wurt- (see wort) – and *wala (“root”), compare Old Norse vǫlr (“round stick”).

Noun

wyrtwala

1. The root of a plant

Declension

Declension of wyrtwala (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wyrtwala	wyrtwalan
accusative	wyrtwalan	wyrtwalan
genitive	wyrtwalan	wyrtwalena
dative	wyrtwalan	wyrtwalum

Synonyms

• wyrttruma

Derived terms

• wyrtwalian
• āwyrtwalian