Old English · adjective
stælwierþe
Normalised stǣlwierþe
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈstæːlˌwi͜yr.θe/[ˈstæːlˌwi͜yrˠ.ðe]
- Syllables
- ˈstæːl · ˌwi͜yr · θe (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- stalworthserviceablestand in good steadstalwartablestandstead
Meaning
-
able to stand in good stead; serviceable
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | stǣlwierþe | stǣlwierþustǣlwierþo | stǣlwierþe |
| Accusative | stǣlwierþne | stǣlwierþe | stǣlwierþe |
| Genitive | stǣlwierþes | stǣlwierþre | stǣlwierþes |
| Dative | stǣlwierþum | stǣlwierþre | stǣlwierþum |
| Instrumental | stǣlwierþe | stǣlwierþre | stǣlwierþe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | stǣlwierþe | stǣlwierþastǣlwierþe | stǣlwierþustǣlwierþo |
| Accusative | stǣlwierþe | stǣlwierþastǣlwierþe | stǣlwierþustǣlwierþo |
| Genitive | stǣlwierþra | stǣlwierþra | stǣlwierþra |
| Dative | stǣlwierþum | stǣlwierþum | stǣlwierþum |
| Instrumental | stǣlwierþum | stǣlwierþum | stǣlwierþum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | stǣlwierþa | stǣlwierþe | stǣlwierþe |
| Accusative | stǣlwierþan | stǣlwierþan | stǣlwierþe |
| Genitive | stǣlwierþan | stǣlwierþan | stǣlwierþan |
| Dative | stǣlwierþan | stǣlwierþan | stǣlwierþan |
| Instrumental | stǣlwierþan | stǣlwierþan | stǣlwierþan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | stǣlwierþan | stǣlwierþan | stǣlwierþan |
| Accusative | stǣlwierþan | stǣlwierþan | stǣlwierþan |
| Genitive | stǣlwierþrastǣlwierþena | stǣlwierþrastǣlwierþena | stǣlwierþrastǣlwierþena |
| Dative | stǣlwierþum | stǣlwierþum | stǣlwierþum |
| Instrumental | stǣlwierþum | stǣlwierþum | stǣlwierþum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly a contraction of staþol + -wierþe, or from stǣl + -wierþe.
Descendants
stalwart, stalworth
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