deorc
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *derk.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdeorc (comparative deorcra, superlative deorcost)
- dark
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Sē þonne þisne wealsteal · wīse ġeþōhte
ond þis deorce līf · dēope ġeondþenċeð,
frōd in ferðe, · feor oft ġemon
wælsleahta worn, · ond þās word ācwið:- Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place
and this dark life with wise thought,
shrewd in mind, oft recalls the long bygone
swarm of slaughters, and utters these words:
- Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place
Declension
editDeclension of deorc — Strong
Declension of deorc — Weak