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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
MASKERT, n. Also mosscourt. The marsh woundwort, Stachys palustris (Sc. 1808 Jam.). Also swine's maskert, -mosscourts (Ib.), pigs being fond of it.
[Mask, v.1 + wort, the roots being commonly infused in the treatment of wounds in folk-medicine.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Maskert n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 22 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/maskert>
