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noun
(Knowledge of) the medical usage of worts, of herbal remedies (and related magic); herblore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Qualifier: but also used in some modern forms of paganism
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History
Etymology tree English wort Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Old English -cræft Middle English -craft English -craft English wortcraft From wort + -craft.
