meadwort

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meadwort

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

noun medæwart

obsolete, uncountable Meadowsweet, a plant found near rivers or on damp ground. The metall first he mixt with Medæwart, / That no enchauntment from his dint might saue; / That it in flames of Aetna wrought apart, / And seuen times dipped in the bitter waue / Of hellish Styx, which hidden vertue to it gaue.

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@misc{meadwort_2026,
  title = {meadwort},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meadwort},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}