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wortworm
† ˈwortworm Obs. Forms: 4–5 worte worm (6 worme), 5 wortworme, -wyrme, wurtwurme. [f. wort n. + worm n.] A caterpillar that feeds on worts or cabbages.1388 Wyclif Joel i. 4 A locuste eet the residue of a worte worm [L. residuum erucæ]. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 532/2 Wort wyrme, þat etythe wortys, eruca. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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▪ I. wort, n.1 (wɜːt) Forms: 1 wyrt, 2 wirte, 6 pl. wirtes; 2 wert, 4 pl. wertes; 1, 3, 5–7 wurt (5 pl. wurten), 3 wrt, 3–7 worte (5 wourte), 4– wort (5 pl. worttus, 6 woort). [OE. wyrt root, plant = OS. wurt, OHG. (MHG. and G.) wurz, ON. (Icel., Norw., Sw., Da.) urt, Goth. waurts; the stem is relat... Oxford English Dictionary
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