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Old English · adjective

æþryt

Normalised æþrȳt

Part of speech
adjective
Modern English
tedioustediousnesswearinessdisgusttroublesome

æþryt1 · adjective

Senses

  1. tedious

    Nelle we ðas race na leng teon, þylæs ðe hit eow æðrȳt þince; ac biddað eow þingunge æt þysum unscæððigum martyrum.

    We will not longer extend this narrative, lest it may seem tedious to you, but will pray for the intercession of these innocent martyrs for you.

    c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Clement the Martyr"
  2. troublesome

Declension

æþryt2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. weariness

  2. disgust

  3. tediousness

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of æþryt
SingularPlural
Nominative ǣþrytǣþryt
Accusative ǣþrytǣþryt
Genitive ǣþrytesǣþryta
Dative ǣþryteǣþrytum

All forms (15)

Etymology

Related to þrēotan and æþrȳttan.

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