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Old English
Etymology
Unknown, but apparently related to Low German Ködik, Köddik (“charlock”). Compare also Middle Low German hēderik, hederik, hedderik (“charlock”), Old High German hederīh (“hedge mustard, charlock”), possibly from Latin hederāceus (“made of ivy, ivy-like”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cedelc f
- (botany) mercury (plant) (Mercurialis perennis)
- (botany) charlock (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
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