chwerwlys

Updated: May 14, 2025

Now there is something in this ale which ought not to be. What is it made of?" "Malt and hop." "It tastes very bitter," said I. "Is there no chwerwlys in it?" "I do not know what chwerwlys is," said the old woman. "It is what the Saxons call wormwood," said I. "Oh, wermod. No, there is no wermod in my beer, at least not much." "Oh, then there is some; I thought there was.

George Henry Borrow - Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery