unrot

Old English

Etymology

Uncertain.

Adjective

unrōt (comparative unrōtra, superlative unrōtost)

  1. sorrowful, sad
    • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
      Nāt ic þē nānne betran rēd þonne þū ǣr cwēde. Ac lǣt bēon þone wōp and þā unrōtnesse, and bēo ġemetlīce blīðe. Þū wēre ǣr tō unġemetlīce unrōt, forðām sēo unrōtnes derað ǣġðer ġe mōd ġe līchaman.
      I know no better advice for thee than thou formerly saidst. But leave off woe and sorrow, and be measurably happy. Thou wert formerly too immoderately sorrowful, for sorrow injureth both mind and body.

Declension

Declension of unrōt — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative unrōt unrōt unrōt
Accusative unrōtne unrōte unrōt
Genitive unrōtes unrōtre unrōtes
Dative unrōtum unrōtre unrōtum
Instrumental unrōte unrōtre unrōte
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative unrōte unrōta, unrōte unrōt
Accusative unrōte unrōta, unrōte unrōt
Genitive unrōtra unrōtra unrōtra
Dative unrōtum unrōtum unrōtum
Instrumental unrōtum unrōtum unrōtum
Declension of unrōt — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative unrōta unrōte unrōte
Accusative unrōtan unrōtan unrōte
Genitive unrōtan unrōtan unrōtan
Dative unrōtan unrōtan unrōtan
Instrumental unrōtan unrōtan unrōtan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative unrōtan unrōtan unrōtan
Accusative unrōtan unrōtan unrōtan
Genitive unrōtra, unrōtena unrōtra, unrōtena unrōtra, unrōtena
Dative unrōtum unrōtum unrōtum
Instrumental unrōtum unrōtum unrōtum

References

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