See also: wop, woy, and woth

Middle English edit

Noun edit

woþ

  1. Alternative form of wothe

Adjective edit

woþ

  1. Alternative form of wothe

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *wōþō (compare wōd), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂t-eh₂, from *weh₂t- (possessed, excited).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

wōþ f

  1. sound; noise; cry
  2. speech; articulation; eloquence
  3. song; poetry
  4. voice

References edit

  • Grimm, Deutsches Wörterbuch, s.v. "Wut"
  • OED, s.v. "wood a."