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wyrtum

N

plant.dat.pl

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wyrtum#Old_English

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POS specified for derived word

Attested in Exeter Book Riddle 5

Lemma: wyrt 'plant' (oe-dat-pl)

wyrt
N (fem, i-stem)
root, plant, herb
Source: Ringe 2014:287, https://bosworthtoller.com/37016
originates from: PWGmc *wurti 'root, plant' (wurti > wyrti > wyrt) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source: Ringe 2014:287)
Inflected forms
wyrta 'plant-gen.pl' (oe-gen-pl) in Aelfric's Colloquy 3, Aelfric's Colloquy 4
Component of compounds
wyrt-trum 'root-stock'
Paradigms