wiþerweard
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *wiþrawardaz (“contrary, adverse, in opposition”); equivalent to wiþer + -weard.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]wiþerweard (comparative wiþerweardra)
- contrary, opposite
- arrogant, perverse, depraved, opposed to what is right
- adverse, hostile
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- On þǣm ġēare wurdon þā Gallie Rōmanum wiþerwearde, þe mon nū hǣt Longbeardas, ⁊ raþe þǣs heora folc tōgæddere ġelǣddon.
- In that year, the Gauls, who are now called Lombards, became hostile to Rome, and quickly brought their people together.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Declension
[edit]Declension of wiþerweard — Strong
Declension of wiþerweard — Weak
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wiþer-weard”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.