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Old English · adjective

þrohtig

Normalised þrohtiġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈθrox.tij/
Syllables
ˈθrox · tij (2 syllables)
Modern English
enduring

Meaning

  1. enduring

    Iċ eom swiftre þonne hē, þrāgum strengra, hē þreohtiġra.

    I am swifter than he, by times stronger, he is more hard-wearing.

    c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 85:

  2. steadfast

Declension

Strong declension of þrohtig
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative þrohtiġþrohtiġuþrohtġuþrohtiġoþrohtġoþrohtiġ
Accusative þrohtiġneþrohtiġeþrohtġeþrohtiġ
Genitive þrohtiġesþrohtġesþrohtiġreþrohtiġesþrohtġes
Dative þrohtiġumþrohtġumþrohtiġreþrohtiġumþrohtġum
Instrumental þrohtiġeþrohtġeþrohtiġreþrohtiġeþrohtġe
Plural
Nominative þrohtiġeþrohtġeþrohtiġaþrohtġaþrohtiġeþrohtġeþrohtiġuþrohtġuþrohtiġoþrohtġo
Accusative þrohtiġeþrohtġeþrohtiġaþrohtġaþrohtiġeþrohtġeþrohtiġuþrohtġuþrohtiġoþrohtġo
Genitive þrohtiġraþrohtiġraþrohtiġra
Dative þrohtiġumþrohtġumþrohtiġumþrohtġumþrohtiġumþrohtġum
Instrumental þrohtiġumþrohtġumþrohtiġumþrohtġumþrohtiġumþrohtġum
Weak declension of þrohtig
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative þrohtiġaþrohtġaþrohtiġeþrohtġeþrohtiġeþrohtġe
Accusative þrohtiġanþrohtġanþrohtiġanþrohtġanþrohtiġeþrohtġe
Genitive þrohtiġanþrohtġanþrohtiġanþrohtġanþrohtiġanþrohtġan
Dative þrohtiġanþrohtġanþrohtiġanþrohtġanþrohtiġanþrohtġan
Instrumental þrohtiġanþrohtġanþrohtiġanþrohtġanþrohtiġanþrohtġan
Plural
Nominative þrohtiġanþrohtġanþrohtiġanþrohtġanþrohtiġanþrohtġan
Accusative þrohtiġanþrohtġanþrohtiġanþrohtġanþrohtiġanþrohtġan
Genitive þrohtiġraþrohtiġenaþrohtġenaþrohtiġraþrohtiġenaþrohtġenaþrohtiġraþrohtiġenaþrohtġena
Dative þrohtiġumþrohtġumþrohtiġumþrohtġumþrohtiġumþrohtġum
Instrumental þrohtiġumþrohtġumþrohtiġumþrohtġumþrohtiġumþrohtġum

All forms (20)

Etymology

From þroht (“hardship”) + -iġ (“-y”).

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