Old English · noun
geweorc
Normalised ġeweorc
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /jeˈwe͜ork/[jeˈwe͜orˠk]
- Syllables
- je · ˈwe͜ork (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- fortdone
Meaning
-
work (something done or made)
oþþæt burgwara · breahtma lēase eald enta ġeweorc · īdlu stōdon.
Thus, Creator of men was destroying this world until works of old giants, lacking of citizens' noises, stood empty.
Ȳþde swā þisne eardġeard · ælda Sċyppend -
fort, fortress
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From ġe- + weorc. Cognate with Old Saxon giwerk, Old High German giwerk, Gothic (gawaurki).
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