hrædwyrde
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom hræd (“fast, quick”) + -wyrde.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edithrædwyrde
- hasty in speech
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Ne sċeal nō tō hātheort, · ne tō hrædwyrde,
ne tō wāc wiga, · ne tō wanhȳdiġ,
ne tō forht, ne tō fæġen, · ne tō feohġīfre,
ne nǣfre ġielpes tō ġeorn, · ǣr hē ġeare cunne.- Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words,
nor too weak warrior, nor too careless,
nor too fearful, nor too joyful, nor too eager for money,
nor ever too eager of pride, before he would know enough.
- Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words,
Declension
editDeclension of hrædwyrde — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | hrædwyrde | hrædwyrdu, hrædwyrdo | hrædwyrde |
Accusative | hrædwyrdne | hrædwyrde | hrædwyrde |
Genitive | hrædwyrdes | hrædwyrdre | hrædwyrdes |
Dative | hrædwyrdum | hrædwyrdre | hrædwyrdum |
Instrumental | hrædwyrde | hrædwyrdre | hrædwyrde |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | hrædwyrde | hrædwyrda, hrædwyrde | hrædwyrdu, hrædwyrdo |
Accusative | hrædwyrde | hrædwyrda, hrædwyrde | hrædwyrdu, hrædwyrdo |
Genitive | hrædwyrdra | hrædwyrdra | hrædwyrdra |
Dative | hrædwyrdum | hrædwyrdum | hrædwyrdum |
Instrumental | hrædwyrdum | hrædwyrdum | hrædwyrdum |
Declension of hrædwyrde — Weak
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hrædwyrde”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.