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Old English · noun

meterwyrhta

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈme.terˌwyrx.tɑ/
[ˈme.terˌwyrˠx.tɑ]
Syllables
ˈme · ter · ˌwyrx · tɑ (4 syllables)
Modern English
poet

Meaning

  1. poet

Declension

Declension of meterwyrhta
SingularPlural
Nominative meterwyrhtameterwyrhtan
Accusative meterwyrhtanmeterwyrhtan
Genitive meterwyrhtanmeterwyrhtena
Dative meterwyrhtanmeterwyrhtum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Equivalent to meter (“(poetic) meter”) + wyrhta (“wright”).

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