Old English · noun
gewyrht
Normalised ġewyrht
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /jeˈwyrxt/[jeˈwyrˠxt]
- Syllables
- je · ˈwyrxt (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- merit
Meaning
-
work, deed, merit, desert
þrōwode for mancynnes manegum synnum and Adomes ealdgewryhtum
He suffered for mankind's many sins and Adam's ancient deed
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From ġe- + wyrht, from Proto-Germanic *wurhtiz (“act, deed”).
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