Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wortcunning

/ˈwɝtˌkʌnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wort-cun-ning
IPA: /ˈwɝtˌkʌnɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Knowledge of the medicinal uses of plants and herbs.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"(see title)"
"Evidence of the universal belief in wortcunning at this period is found in one of the Proverbs of Alfred."
"Perhaps the oldest word for penis in the English language is tarse, first recorded in an eleventh-century book of wort-cunning, that is, a medical treatise explaining the use of various herbs or worts."
"I think that the most important thing about wortcunning is learning to grow and harvest the herbs yourself."
"Wort cunning is knowledge of the herbs."
"You can find it in ancient Western magickal papyri, European wortcunning, Hoodoo, and Santería."

Etymology

From wort + cunning.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɝtˌkʌnɪŋ/
British English: /ˈwɜːtˌkʌnɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

wort-cunning (alternative) wort cunning (alternative)

Homonyms

wort cunning

Questions

How do you pronounce wortcunning?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɝtˌkʌnɪŋ/.
What does wortcunning mean?: Knowledge of the medicinal uses of plants and herbs.
Where does wortcunning come from?: From wort + cunning.

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