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Old English · noun

andwyrde

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong ja-stem
IPA
/ˈɑndˌwyr.de/
[ˈɑndˌwyrˠ.de]
Syllables
ˈɑnd · ˌwyr · de (3 syllables)
Modern English
answer

Meaning

  1. answer

Declension

Declension of andwyrde
SingularPlural
Nominative andwyrdeandwyrdu
Accusative andwyrdeandwyrdu
Genitive andwyrdesandwyrda
Dative andwyrdeandwyrdum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *andawurdī, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdiją, equivalent to and- + -wyrde. Cognate with Old Saxon andwurdi (“answer”), Dutch antwoord (“answer”) German Antwort (“answer”), and Gothic (andawaurdi, “answer”).

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