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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	malört	malörts
	definite	malörten	malörtens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• malört i glädjebägaren

References

• malört in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• malört in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• malört in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)