-wyrde
Old English
Etymology
Compound words from Proto-Germanic *wurdiją. More at word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wyr.de/, [wyrˠ.de]
Suffix
-wyrde
- Forming adjectives and nouns from adjectives, with the sense of "a kind of speech".
- Wes ðū ðīnum yldrum ārfæst symle, fæġerwyrde
- Be thou ever honourable to thine elders, fair in word
- þæt gē ne bēon tō biterwyrde, ne bealufulle on mōde
- That ye be not bitter in speech, nor baleful in spirit
Derived terms
- bealdwyrde (“bold in speech”)
- biterwyrde (“bitter in speech”)
- fæġerwyrde (“fair in speech”)
- felawyrde (“many-worded, talkative”)
- hōcorwyrde (“scornful, derisive”)
- hrædwyrde (“hasty in speech”)
- līþwyrde (“gentle in speech”)
- snotorwyrde (“prudent in speech”)
- stuntwyrde (“foolish in speech”)
- swǣswyrde (“pleasant in speech”)
- wærwyrde (“wary, cautious in speech”)
- wīswyrde (“wise in speech”)
Suffix
-wyrde n
- Forming nouns from nouns or adjectives, with the sense of "a kind of speech".
- Hētan him ðæt andwyrde secgan
- They ordered him to give that answer
- Ðæt ic mǣge sum rust on weg adrīfan of mīnre tungan, ðæt ic mǣge becuman to brǣddran gewyrde
- That I may drive away some rust from my tongue, so that I may attain more broader verbosity
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -wyrde | -wyrde |
| accusative | -wyrde | -wyrde |
| genitive | -wyrdes | -wyrda |
| dative | -wyrde | -wyrdum |