-wyrde

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Old English

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Etymology

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Compound words from Proto-Germanic *wurdiją. More at word.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wyr.de/, [wyrˠ.de]

Suffix

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-wyrde

  1. Forming adjectives and nouns from adjectives, with the sense of "a kind of speech".
    Wes ðū ðīnum yldrum ārfæst symle, fæġerwyrde
    Be thou ever honourable to thine elders, fair in word
    þæt gē ne bēon tō biterwyrde, ne bealufulle on mōde
    That ye be not bitter in speech, nor baleful in spirit

Derived terms

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Suffix

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-wyrde n

  1. Forming nouns from nouns or adjectives, with the sense of "a kind of speech".
    Hētan him ðæt andwyrde secgan
    They ordered him to give that answer
    Ðæt ic mǣge sum rust on weg adrīfan of mīnre tungan, ðæt ic mǣge becuman to brǣddran gewyrde
    That I may drive away some rust from my tongue, so that I may attain more broader verbosity

Declension

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Derived terms

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