Old English · suffix
-wierþe
- Part of speech
- suffix
- IPA
- /ˌwi͜yr.θe/[ˌwi͜yrˠ.ðe]
- Syllables
- ˌwi͜yr · θe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- stalwartcapable
Meaning
-
worthy of
stēorwierþe
blameworthy, reprehensible
-
able to, capable of
stǣlwierþe
serviceable
-
fit for, tending to
notwierþe
noteful, useful
Etymology
Derived from Proto-West Germanic *wirþī, from Proto-Germanic *wirþijaz (“worthy, worth”).
Descendants
stalwart
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