Etymology

meadwort

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Today it means: Meadowsweet, a plant found near rivers or on damp ground. Full definition →

Middle English medewort ← Old English medewyrt
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  1. Old English · inherited frommedewyrt
  2. Middle English · inherited frommedewort
  3. English todaymeadwort

From Middle English medewort, from Old English medewyrt, medowyrt, corresponding to mead + wort. Cognate with Norwegian mjødurt, Danish mjødurt.

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