bonwort

Middle English

Alternative forms

• banwurt, baynewort, bayneworte, banuyrt, bonworte, bonwourt, bonwrt, bonwurt

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bānwyrt; equivalent to bon +‎ wort.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːnwurt/
• (Early Middle English) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːnwurt/
• (Northern) IPA^(key): /ˈbaːnwurt/

Noun

bonwort (uncountable)

1. Any plant used to resolve bone fractures (often daisy).

References

• “bōn-wǒrt, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-19.