wilweorþung

Old English

Etymology

From wel (“well”) +‎ weorþung (“worship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwilˌwe͜or.θunɡ/, [ˈwilˌwe͜orˠ.ðuŋɡ]

Noun

wilweorþung f

1. (literally) well worship (the worship of a well or fountain that is characterized by tying cloth to trees near them)

References

• The Court of the Gentiles, or A discourse touching the original of human literature, Part III, The Vanitie of Philosophie, by Theophilus Gale, printed by H. Hall, 1677, page 217.[1]