Old English · noun
leoþwyrhta
Normalised lēoþwyrhta
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈle͜oːθˌwyrx.tɑ/[ˈle͜oːðˌwyrˠx.tɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈle͜oːθ · ˌwyrx · tɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- poet
Meaning
-
a poet
Ælfred cyning Westseaxna lēoþwyrhta.
King Alfred, Wessex's poet.
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lēoþwyrhta | lēoþwyrhtan |
| Accusative | lēoþwyrhtan | lēoþwyrhtan |
| Genitive | lēoþwyrhtan | lēoþwyrhtena |
| Dative | lēoþwyrhtan | lēoþwyrhtum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
Equivalent to lēoþ + wyrhta.
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