wermod

Middle English

Noun

wermod

1. Alternative form of wermode

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *warjamōdā (“wormwood”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwer.moːd/, [ˈwerˠ.moːd]

Noun

wermōd m

1. (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.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wermōd	wermōdas
accusative	wermōd	wermōdas
genitive	wermōdes	wermōda
dative	wermōde	wermōdum

Descendants

• Middle English: wermode
  • English: wormwood