woþ

See also: wop, woy, and woth

Middle English

Noun

woþ

1. Alternative form of wothe

Adjective

woþ

1. Alternative form of wothe

Old English

Alternative forms

• woð

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōþō (compare wōd), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂t-eh₂, from *weh₂t- (“possessed, excited”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /woːθ/

Noun

wōþ f

1. sound; noise; cry
2. speech; articulation; eloquence
3. song; poetry
4. voice

References

• Grimm, Deutsches Wörterbuch, s.v. "Wut"
• OED, s.v. "wood a."