andwyrde
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *andawurdī, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdiją, equivalent to and- + -wyrde. Cognate with Old Saxon andwurdi (“answer”), Dutch antwoord (“answer”) German Antwort (“answer”), and Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹 (andawaurdi, “answer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑndˌwyr.de/, [ˈɑndˌwyrˠ.de]
Noun
andwyrde n
Declension
Strong ja-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | andwyrde | andwyrdu |
| accusative | andwyrde | andwyrdu |
| genitive | andwyrdes | andwyrda |
| dative | andwyrde | andwyrdum |
Synonyms
Related terms
- andwyrdan (“to answer”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “andwyrde”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.