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From setter + wort. The root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
setterwort
Today it means: The bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus). Full definition →
Today it means: The bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus). Full definition →
From setter + wort. The root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.