Old English · adjective
meþe
Normalised mēþe
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈmeː.θe/[ˈmeː.ðe]
- Syllables
- ˈmeː · θe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- exhaustedtiredwearytroublesome
Meaning
-
weary, exhausted, tired
-
troubled, sad
-
troublesome, causing weariness
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | mēþe | mēþumēþo | mēþe |
| Accusative | mēþne | mēþe | mēþe |
| Genitive | mēþes | mēþre | mēþes |
| Dative | mēþum | mēþre | mēþum |
| Instrumental | mēþe | mēþre | mēþe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | mēþe | mēþamēþe | mēþumēþo |
| Accusative | mēþe | mēþamēþe | mēþumēþo |
| Genitive | mēþra | mēþra | mēþra |
| Dative | mēþum | mēþum | mēþum |
| Instrumental | mēþum | mēþum | mēþum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | mēþa | mēþe | mēþe |
| Accusative | mēþan | mēþan | mēþe |
| Genitive | mēþan | mēþan | mēþan |
| Dative | mēþan | mēþan | mēþan |
| Instrumental | mēþan | mēþan | mēþan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | mēþan | mēþan | mēþan |
| Accusative | mēþan | mēþan | mēþan |
| Genitive | mēþramēþena | mēþramēþena | mēþramēþena |
| Dative | mēþum | mēþum | mēþum |
| Instrumental | mēþum | mēþum | mēþum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *mōþī, from Proto-Germanic *mōþijaz, *mōþuz. Cognate with Old Norse móðr (“tired; moody”).
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