"berewort" meaning in Middle English

See berewort in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛ̞ːr(ə)ˌwurt/ Forms: bervurt [alternative], berwert [alternative]
Etymology: Either inherited from Old English *berawyrt or borrowed from Middle Low German bērwort; in either case, from Proto-West Germanic *beranwurti and by surface analysis, bere (“bear”) + wort (“plant”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|osx}}, {{yesno|1|i|I}} i, {{glossary|inherited}} inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|*berawyrt|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English *berawyrt, {{inh+|enm|ang|*berawyrt|nocap=1}} inherited from Old English *berawyrt, {{bor+|enm|gml|bērwort|nocap=1}} borrowed from Middle Low German bērwort, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*beranwurti}} Proto-West Germanic *beranwurti, {{surf|enm|bere|wort|id1=bear|nocap=1|t1=bear|t2=plant}} by surface analysis, bere (“bear”) + wort (“plant”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} berewort, {{enm-noun|-}} berewort (uncountable)
  1. Spignel (Meum athamanticum) or a similar plant. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-berewort-enm-noun-EA~fGixm Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Plants

Alternative forms

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