deorwurþe

Old English

Alternative forms

• dēorwyrþe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde͜oːr.wur.θe/, [ˈde͜oːrˠ.wurˠ.ðe]

Adjective

dēorwurþe (comparative dēorwurþra, superlative dēorwurþost)

1. precious, valuable
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     Þā brōhte sē cniht tō þām clǣnan mǣdene dēorwurþa ġimmas and woruldlīċe glenċġa and behēt hire welan ġif hēo wolde hine.

     Then the boy brought the pure maiden valuable gems and worldly decorations and promised her riches if she would [be with] him.

Declension

Declension of dēorwurþe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dēorwurþe	dēorwurþu, dēorwurþo	dēorwurþe
Accusative	dēorwurþne	dēorwurþe	dēorwurþe
Genitive	dēorwurþes	dēorwurþre	dēorwurþes
Dative	dēorwurþum	dēorwurþre	dēorwurþum
Instrumental	dēorwurþe	dēorwurþre	dēorwurþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dēorwurþe	dēorwurþa, dēorwurþe	dēorwurþu, dēorwurþo
Accusative	dēorwurþe	dēorwurþa, dēorwurþe	dēorwurþu, dēorwurþo
Genitive	dēorwurþra	dēorwurþra	dēorwurþra
Dative	dēorwurþum	dēorwurþum	dēorwurþum
Instrumental	dēorwurþum	dēorwurþum	dēorwurþum

Declension of dēorwurþe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dēorwurþa	dēorwurþe	dēorwurþe
Accusative	dēorwurþan	dēorwurþan	dēorwurþe
Genitive	dēorwurþan	dēorwurþan	dēorwurþan
Dative	dēorwurþan	dēorwurþan	dēorwurþan
Instrumental	dēorwurþan	dēorwurþan	dēorwurþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dēorwurþan	dēorwurþan	dēorwurþan
Accusative	dēorwurþan	dēorwurþan	dēorwurþan
Genitive	dēorwurþra, dēorwurþena	dēorwurþra, dēorwurþena	dēorwurþra, dēorwurþena
Dative	dēorwurþum	dēorwurþum	dēorwurþum
Instrumental	dēorwurþum	dēorwurþum	dēorwurþum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “deór-wyrþe”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.