malört

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish malørt, malyrt, from Old Norse malurt. Equivalent to mal (“moth”) +‎ ört (“herb”), from being used against moths. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk malurt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²mɑːlˌœrt/

Noun

malört c

  1. wormwood, Artemisia absinthium

Declension

Declension of malört 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative malört malörten — —
Genitive malörts malörtens — —

Derived terms

References

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