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Old English · adjective

hreorig

Normalised hrēoriġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈxre͜oː.rij/
[ˈr̥e͜oː.rij]
Syllables
ˈxre͜oː · rij (2 syllables)
Modern English
ruinousruined

Meaning

  1. ruinous, ruined

    Hrōfas sind ġehrorene hrēorġe torras.

    The roofs are fallen, the towers ruined.

    The Ruin

Declension

Strong declension of hreorig
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hrēoriġhrēoriġuhrēorġuhrēoriġohrēorġohrēoriġ
Accusative hrēoriġnehrēoriġehrēorġehrēoriġ
Genitive hrēoriġeshrēorġeshrēoriġrehrēoriġeshrēorġes
Dative hrēoriġumhrēorġumhrēoriġrehrēoriġumhrēorġum
Instrumental hrēoriġehrēorġehrēoriġrehrēoriġehrēorġe
Plural
Nominative hrēoriġehrēorġehrēoriġahrēorġahrēoriġehrēorġehrēoriġuhrēorġuhrēoriġohrēorġo
Accusative hrēoriġehrēorġehrēoriġahrēorġahrēoriġehrēorġehrēoriġuhrēorġuhrēoriġohrēorġo
Genitive hrēoriġrahrēoriġrahrēoriġra
Dative hrēoriġumhrēorġumhrēoriġumhrēorġumhrēoriġumhrēorġum
Instrumental hrēoriġumhrēorġumhrēoriġumhrēorġumhrēoriġumhrēorġum
Weak declension of hreorig
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hrēoriġahrēorġahrēoriġehrēorġehrēoriġehrēorġe
Accusative hrēoriġanhrēorġanhrēoriġanhrēorġanhrēoriġehrēorġe
Genitive hrēoriġanhrēorġanhrēoriġanhrēorġanhrēoriġanhrēorġan
Dative hrēoriġanhrēorġanhrēoriġanhrēorġanhrēoriġanhrēorġan
Instrumental hrēoriġanhrēorġanhrēoriġanhrēorġanhrēoriġanhrēorġan
Plural
Nominative hrēoriġanhrēorġanhrēoriġanhrēorġanhrēoriġanhrēorġan
Accusative hrēoriġanhrēorġanhrēoriġanhrēorġanhrēoriġanhrēorġan
Genitive hrēoriġrahrēoriġenahrēorġenahrēoriġrahrēoriġenahrēorġenahrēoriġrahrēoriġenahrēorġena
Dative hrēoriġumhrēorġumhrēoriġumhrēorġumhrēoriġumhrēorġum
Instrumental hrēoriġumhrēorġumhrēoriġumhrēorġumhrēoriġumhrēorġum

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hreurīg (“diligent, zealous, busy”), from Proto-Germanic *hreuzīgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krow- (“to fall, beat, break”). Equivalent to hrēosan + -iġ

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