lyþre

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lūþrijaz (“bad; dissolute; neglected; useless”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“limp, slack”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlyːθ.re/, [ˈlyːð.re]

Adjective

lȳþre

  1. evil, wicked, sordid, depraved
  2. base, mean, poor

Declension

Declension of lȳþre — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lȳþre lȳþru, lȳþro lȳþre
Accusative lȳþerne lȳþre lȳþre
Genitive lȳþres lȳþre lȳþres
Dative lȳþrum lȳþre lȳþrum
Instrumental lȳþre lȳþre lȳþre
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lȳþre lȳþra, lȳþre lȳþru, lȳþro
Accusative lȳþre lȳþra, lȳþre lȳþru, lȳþro
Genitive lȳþra lȳþra lȳþra
Dative lȳþrum lȳþrum lȳþrum
Instrumental lȳþrum lȳþrum lȳþrum
Declension of lȳþre — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lȳþra lȳþre lȳþre
Accusative lȳþran lȳþran lȳþre
Genitive lȳþran lȳþran lȳþran
Dative lȳþran lȳþran lȳþran
Instrumental lȳþran lȳþran lȳþran
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lȳþran lȳþran lȳþran
Accusative lȳþran lȳþran lȳþran
Genitive lȳþra, lȳþrena lȳþra, lȳþrena lȳþra, lȳþrena
Dative lȳþrum lȳþrum lȳþrum
Instrumental lȳþrum lȳþrum lȳþrum

Descendants

  • Middle English: lither
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