earmcearig

Old English

Etymology

From earm +‎ ċeariġ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑrmˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑ.rij/, [ˈæ͜ɑrˠmˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑ.rij]

Adjective

earmċeariġ

1. (poetic) wretched, careworn, sad, miserable
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Swā iċ mōdsefan · mīnne sceōlde,
     oft earmċeariġ, · ēðle bidǣled,
     frēomǣgum feor, · feterum sǣlan,

     Like I should my heart,
     oft wretched, bereft of homeland,
     far from noble kinsmen, bind with fetters,

Declension

Declension of earmċeariġ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	earmċeariġ	earmċeariġ	earmċeariġ
Accusative	earmċeariġne	earmċeariġe	earmċeariġ
Genitive	earmċeariġes	earmċeariġre	earmċeariġes
Dative	earmċeariġum	earmċeariġre	earmċeariġum
Instrumental	earmċeariġe	earmċeariġre	earmċeariġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	earmċeariġe	earmċeariġa, earmċeariġe	earmċeariġ
Accusative	earmċeariġe	earmċeariġa, earmċeariġe	earmċeariġ
Genitive	earmċeariġra	earmċeariġra	earmċeariġra
Dative	earmċeariġum	earmċeariġum	earmċeariġum
Instrumental	earmċeariġum	earmċeariġum	earmċeariġum

Declension of earmċeariġ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	earmċeariġa	earmċeariġe	earmċeariġe
Accusative	earmċeariġan	earmċeariġan	earmċeariġe
Genitive	earmċeariġan	earmċeariġan	earmċeariġan
Dative	earmċeariġan	earmċeariġan	earmċeariġan
Instrumental	earmċeariġan	earmċeariġan	earmċeariġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	earmċeariġan	earmċeariġan	earmċeariġan
Accusative	earmċeariġan	earmċeariġan	earmċeariġan
Genitive	earmċeariġra, earmċeariġena	earmċeariġra, earmċeariġena	earmċeariġra, earmċeariġena
Dative	earmċeariġum	earmċeariġum	earmċeariġum
Instrumental	earmċeariġum	earmċeariġum	earmċeariġum

References

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