earmcearig
Old English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑrmˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑ.rij/, [ˈæ͜ɑrˠmˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑ.rij]
Adjective
earmċeariġ
- (poetic) wretched, careworn, sad, miserable
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Swā iċ mōdsefan · mīnne sceōlde,
oft earmċeariġ, · ēðle bidǣled,
frēomǣgum feor, · feterum sǣlan,- Like I should my heart,
oft wretched, bereft of homeland,
far from noble kinsmen, bind with fetters,
- Like I should my heart,
Declension
Declension of earmċeariġ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | earmċeariġ | earmċeariġ | earmċeariġ |
| Accusative | earmċeariġne | earmċeariġe | earmċeariġ |
| Genitive | earmċeariġes | earmċeariġre | earmċeariġes |
| Dative | earmċeariġum | earmċeariġre | earmċeariġum |
| Instrumental | earmċeariġe | earmċeariġre | earmċeariġe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | earmċeariġe | earmċeariġa, earmċeariġe | earmċeariġ |
| Accusative | earmċeariġe | earmċeariġa, earmċeariġe | earmċeariġ |
| Genitive | earmċeariġra | earmċeariġra | earmċeariġra |
| Dative | earmċeariġum | earmċeariġum | earmċeariġum |
| Instrumental | earmċeariġum | earmċeariġum | earmċeariġum |
Declension of earmċeariġ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | earmċeariġa | earmċeariġe | earmċeariġe |
| Accusative | earmċeariġan | earmċeariġan | earmċeariġe |
| Genitive | earmċeariġan | earmċeariġan | earmċeariġan |
| Dative | earmċeariġan | earmċeariġan | earmċeariġan |
| Instrumental | earmċeariġan | earmċeariġan | earmċeariġan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | earmċeariġan | earmċeariġan | earmċeariġan |
| Accusative | earmċeariġan | earmċeariġan | earmċeariġan |
| Genitive | earmċeariġra, earmċeariġena | earmċeariġra, earmċeariġena | earmċeariġra, earmċeariġena |
| Dative | earmċeariġum | earmċeariġum | earmċeariġum |
| Instrumental | earmċeariġum | earmċeariġum | earmċeariġum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “earmċeariġ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.