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Old English · adjective

slæpwerig

Normalised slǣpwēriġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈslæːpˌweː.rij/
Syllables
ˈslæːp · ˌweː · rij (3 syllables)
Modern English
sleep-wearywearysleep

Meaning

  1. weary from a lack of sleep, sleep-weary

    grētan ēode; · iċ him gromheortum winterċeald oncweþe. · Wearm lim

    A maid or man oft went to greet sleep-weary me. Winter-cold I answer wrath-hearted them. Warm limb

    Oft mec slǣpwēriġne · seċġ oðþe mēowle

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

From slǣp (“sleep”) + wēriġ (“weary”).

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