Old English · adjective
lyþre
Normalised lȳþre
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈlyːθ.re/[ˈlyːð.re]
- Syllables
- ˈlyːθ · re (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- litherdepravedsordid
Meaning
-
evil, wicked, sordid, depraved
-
base, mean, poor
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | lȳþre | lȳþrulȳþro | lȳþre |
| Accusative | lȳþerne | lȳþre | lȳþre |
| Genitive | lȳþres | lȳþre | lȳþres |
| Dative | lȳþrum | lȳþre | lȳþrum |
| Instrumental | lȳþre | lȳþre | lȳþre |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | lȳþre | lȳþralȳþre | lȳþrulȳþro |
| Accusative | lȳþre | lȳþralȳþre | lȳþrulȳþro |
| Genitive | lȳþra | lȳþra | lȳþra |
| Dative | lȳþrum | lȳþrum | lȳþrum |
| Instrumental | lȳþrum | lȳþrum | lȳþrum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | lȳþra | lȳþre | lȳþre |
| Accusative | lȳþran | lȳþran | lȳþre |
| Genitive | lȳþran | lȳþran | lȳþran |
| Dative | lȳþran | lȳþran | lȳþran |
| Instrumental | lȳþran | lȳþran | lȳþran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | lȳþran | lȳþran | lȳþran |
| Accusative | lȳþran | lȳþran | lȳþran |
| Genitive | lȳþralȳþrena | lȳþralȳþrena | lȳþralȳþrena |
| Dative | lȳþrum | lȳþrum | lȳþrum |
| Instrumental | lȳþrum | lȳþrum | lȳþrum |
All forms (9)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lūþrijaz (“bad; dissolute; neglected; useless”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“limp, slack”).
Descendants
lither
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