æfwyrdla

Old English

Alternative forms

• æfwerdla, æfwirdla

Etymology

From æf- +‎ ġewyrdlian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæfˌwyrd.lɑ/, [ˈævˌwyrˠd.lɑ]

Noun

æfwyrdla m

1. damage, injury
2. loss
3. (law) amercement

Declension

Declension of æfwyrdla (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	æfwyrdla	æfwyrdlan
accusative	æfwyrdlan	æfwyrdlan
genitive	æfwyrdlan	æfwyrdlena
dative	æfwyrdlan	æfwyrdlum

Related terms

• ġewyrdlian (“to injure, hurt”)
• wyrdan (“to injure, violate, hurt”)

References

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