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Herblore vs Wortcraft - What's the difference?

herblore | wortcraft |

As nouns the difference between herblore and wortcraft

is that herblore is the knowledge, teaching, science, or study of herbs; herbalism while wortcraft is (knowledge of the) medical usage of worts, of herbal remedies (and related magic); herblore.

herblore

English

Noun

(-)
  • The knowledge, teaching, science, or study of herbs; herbalism.
  • *2000 , Harry Turtledove, Into the Darkness :
  • Ealstan's master of herblore droned on and on about the mystical properties of plants.
  • *2012 , Kevin Hearne, Two Ravens and One Crow: An Iron Druid Chronicles Novella :
  • “Then I have a proposal for you,” she said, and withdrew a sheaf of skins from her satchel, filled with all the herblore she could remember from before Dian Cecht threw her work to the wind.
  • *2013 , Steven J Pemberton, Death & Magic - Page 106 :
  • He seemed fascinated. “There is one other thing,” she said. “How much herblore do you know?” He bit his lower lip. “Not much.” “More than me, though, I'm sure.”
  • *2013 , Kevin Hearne, Hunted :
  • They are yours if you kill a man for me.” I perused a few of the pages and realized that the herblore set down therein was far beyond my ken.

    wortcraft

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Knowledge of the) medical usage of worts, of herbal remedies (and related magic); herblore.
  • * 1994 Tony Linsell, Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Migration & Magic'' (ISBN 1-898281-09-2 ), page 16:
  • They were the keepers of starcraft, runecraft, lorecraft and wortcraft and they guided many through the darkness of the future and healed bodies and minds.

    See also

    * wort, herb; leech