abrodd

See also: åbrodd

Norwegian Bokmål

Close-up of a southernwood plant.

Alternative forms

• abrot

Etymology

From Latin abrotonum (“southernwood”), from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon, “tree wormwood; southernwood”), possibly from Akkadian (𒀀)𒈬𒌨𒁲𒉡 (“thorned flower”) or a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbrɔd/

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• Rhymes: -ɔd
• Hyphenation: ab‧rodd

Noun

abrodd m (definite singular abrodden, indefinite plural abrodder, definite plural abroddene)

1. (botany) the southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum (an aromatic shrub, related to wormwood)

   abrodd er en plante i kurvplantefamilien, med sterkt krydret duft, før brukt som trolldomsmedisin

   southernwood is a plant in the sunflower family, with a strong spicy scent, before used in magic medicine

References

• “abrodd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abrodd” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abrodd” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

• brodda