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Wort cunning means Knowledge of the medicinal uses of plants and herbs..
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/ˈwɜːtˌkʌnɪŋ/ · noun
Knowledge of the medicinal uses of plants and herbs..
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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.
Signy lost herself in the wort-cunning and was surprised when Helga called their work to a halt.
While Robert and I were chatting generally about the craft brewing explosion, Piper arrived in the taproom. He didn't call her his “ale wife,” but it soon became apparent that she had “good wort cunning.”
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Wort cunning means Knowledge of the medicinal uses of plants and herbs..
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