strengþu

Old English

Alternative forms

• strengþo, strengþ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *strangiþu, equivalent to strang +‎ -þu. Cognate with Old High German strengida.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrenɡ.θu/, [ˈstreŋɡ.θu]

Noun

strengþu f

1. strength
2. moral strength; virtue

Declension

Declension of strengþu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	strengþu	strengþa, strengþe
accusative	strengþe	strengþa, strengþe
genitive	strengþe	strengþa
dative	strengþe	strengþum

Like other nouns with the suffix -þu, often indeclinable except in the dative and genitive plurals:

Declension of strengþu (indeclinable)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	strengþu	strengþu
accusative	strengþu	strengþu
genitive	strengþu	strengþa
dative	strengþu	strengþum

Descendants

• Middle English: strengthe, strenthe, streynthe, strynthe
  • English: strength
  • Scots: strenth, strinth