Definition
An archaic or dialect term for a plant, possibly a variant name for a medicinal herb used in traditional medicine.
Etymology
From Old English or Germanic roots combining 'bor' (possibly related to boron or a plant name) with 'wort' (meaning plant or herb). The exact botanical identity is unclear in modern usage.
Kelly Says
Old English plant names often combined descriptive roots with 'wort'—like mugwort and figwort—showing how Germanic languages built vocabulary by stacking meaningful plant-related parts!
Translations
BNবাংলা
বরওয়ার্ট
bor-wo-art
CACatalà
borwort
bor-wort
CSČeština
borwort
bor-wort
DEDeutsch
Borretsch
bor-ə-retsh
ELΕλληνικά
borwort
bor-wort
ESEspañol
borraja
bor-RA-ha
FRFrançais
borwort
boʁ-wɔʁ
HEעברית
בורוורט
bor-vor-t
HIहिन्दी
बोरावर्ट
bo-ra-vart
HUMagyar
borwort
bor-wort
IDBahasa Indonesia
borwort
bor-wort
ITItaliano
borragine
bor-ra-gee-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
borwort
bor-wort
MYမြန်မာ
ဗိုးဝါတ်
bo-wa-t
NLNederlands
borwort
bor-wort
PLPolski
borwort
bor-wort
PTPortuguês
borraja
bor-RA-ha
RORomână
borwort
bor-wort
RUРусский
борраж
bor-razh
SVSvenska
borwort
bor-wort
SWKiswahili
borwort
bor-wort
TEతెలుగు
బోర్వర్ట్
bor-vurt
TRTürkçe
borwort
bor-wort
UKУкраїнська
борворт
bor-vort
VITiếng Việt
borwort
bo-rwort