berewort

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === bervurt, berwert === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛ̞ːr(ə)ˌwurt/ === Noun === berewort (uncountable) Spignel (Meum athamanticum) or a similar plant. ==== Descendants ==== English: bearwort