Old English · adjective
þyrre
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈθyr.re/[ˈθyrˠ.rˠe]
- Syllables
- ˈθyr · re (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- drywet
Meaning
-
not wet; dry
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | þyrre | þyrruþyrro | þyrre |
| Accusative | þyrne | þyrre | þyrre |
| Genitive | þyrres | þyrre | þyrres |
| Dative | þyrrum | þyrre | þyrrum |
| Instrumental | þyrre | þyrre | þyrre |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | þyrre | þyrraþyrre | þyrruþyrro |
| Accusative | þyrre | þyrraþyrre | þyrruþyrro |
| Genitive | þyrra | þyrra | þyrra |
| Dative | þyrrum | þyrrum | þyrrum |
| Instrumental | þyrrum | þyrrum | þyrrum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | þyrra | þyrre | þyrre |
| Accusative | þyrran | þyrran | þyrre |
| Genitive | þyrran | þyrran | þyrran |
| Dative | þyrran | þyrran | þyrran |
| Instrumental | þyrran | þyrran | þyrran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | þyrran | þyrran | þyrran |
| Accusative | þyrran | þyrran | þyrran |
| Genitive | þyrraþyrrena | þyrraþyrrena | þyrraþyrrena |
| Dative | þyrrum | þyrrum | þyrrum |
| Instrumental | þyrrum | þyrrum | þyrrum |
All forms (9)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þurʀī, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”). Cognate with Old Saxon thurri (“dry”), Old High German durri (“dry”), Old Norse þurr (“dry”), Latin terra (“dry land”).
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