yþ

See also: þy, yy, .y'y, y/y, and -yy

Old English

FWOTD – 26 January 2014

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unþī, from Proto-Indo-European *unt-. Germanic cognates include Old Saxon ūthia, Old High German undea, Old Norse unnr, uðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yːθ/

Noun

ȳþ f

1. wave (of water)

Declension

Declension of ȳþ (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ȳþ	ȳþe, ȳþa
accusative	ȳþ, ȳþe	ȳþe, ȳþa
genitive	ȳþe	ȳþa
dative	ȳþe	ȳþum

Derived terms

• ārȳþ
• ēastrēamȳþ
• flōdȳþ
• ġeofonȳþ
• līeġȳþ
• oferȳþ
• sǣȳþ
• sealtȳþ
• seolhȳþa
• wæterȳþ
• ȳþian
• ȳþbord
• ȳþfaru
• ȳþġebland
• ȳþġewinn
• ȳþhenġest
• ȳþhof
• ȳþiġ
• ȳþlād
• ȳþlāf
• ȳþlid
• ȳþlida
• ȳþmearh
• ȳþmere
• ȳþwōrian

 

Descendants

• Middle English: ythe, ithe, uðe, uþe, uþæ, yþe