wyrtwalian

Old English

Etymology

Likely converted from the noun wyrtwala, "root, stock;" possibly from wyrt, "plant or herb" (Cognate of Old English wert (Kentish), Old English wirt (Late OE), Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wurt-; see wort) + *wala "root" (Compare vǫlr "round stick").

Verb

wyrtwalian

  1. To plant, set
  2. To root up; uproot; destroy

Conjugation

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