wortcraft

wortcraft

English

Etymology

From wort +‎ -craft.

Noun

wortcraft (uncountable)

1. (chiefly historical, but, also used in some modern forms of paganism) (Knowledge of the) medical usage of worts, of herbal remedies (and related magic); herblore.
   • 1994 Tony Linsell, Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Migration & Magic →ISBN), page 16:

     They were the keepers of starcraft, runecraft, lorecraft and wortcraft and they guided many through the darkness of the future and healed bodies and minds.

See also

• herb
• leech
• wort