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
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answer
Declension
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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