day nettle

noun

: hemp nettle

Word History

Etymology

day probably by folk etymology from a word of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse akrdāi hemp nettle, Faroese dāi, Norwegian dåe, dæe, Swedish då; akin to Old Norse dā senselessness, deyja to die

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