forwyrd

Old English

Etymology

From By surface analysis, for- +‎ wyrd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈforˌwyrd/, [ˈforˌwyrˠd]

Noun

forwyrd f

1. destruction, devastation, perdition, ruin

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	forwyrd	forwyrda, forwyrde
accusative	forwyrde	forwyrda, forwyrde
genitive	forwyrde	forwyrda
dative	forwyrde	forwyrdum

Descendants

• Middle English: forwird

References

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