Old English · adjective
deorc
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /de͜ork/[de͜orˠk]
- Syllables
- de͜ork (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- dark
Meaning
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dark
ond þis deorce līf · dēope ġeondþenċeð, frōd in ferðe, · feor oft ġemon wælsleahta worn, · ond þās word ācwið:
Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place and this dark life with wise thought, shrewd in mind, oft recalls the long bygone swarm of slaughters, and utters these words:
Sē þonne þisne wealsteal · wīse ġeþōhte
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | deorc | deorc | deorc |
| Accusative | deorcne | deorce | deorc |
| Genitive | deorces | deorcre | deorces |
| Dative | deorcum | deorcre | deorcum |
| Instrumental | deorce | deorcre | deorce |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | deorce | deorcadeorce | deorc |
| Accusative | deorce | deorcadeorce | deorc |
| Genitive | deorcra | deorcra | deorcra |
| Dative | deorcum | deorcum | deorcum |
| Instrumental | deorcum | deorcum | deorcum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | deorca | deorce | deorce |
| Accusative | deorcan | deorcan | deorce |
| Genitive | deorcan | deorcan | deorcan |
| Dative | deorcan | deorcan | deorcan |
| Instrumental | deorcan | deorcan | deorcan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | deorcan | deorcan | deorcan |
| Accusative | deorcan | deorcan | deorcan |
| Genitive | deorcradeorcena | deorcradeorcena | deorcradeorcena |
| Dative | deorcum | deorcum | deorcum |
| Instrumental | deorcum | deorcum | deorcum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *derk.
Descendants
dark
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