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Old English · noun

treowwyrhta

Normalised trēowwyrhta

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈtre͜oːwˌwyrx.tɑ/
[ˈtre͜oːwˌwyrˠx.tɑ]
Syllables
ˈtre͜oːw · ˌwyrx · tɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
carpentertreewrightwoodworker

Meaning

  1. carpenter

  2. woodworker

Declension

Declension of treowwyrhta
SingularPlural
Nominative trēowwyrhtatrēowwyrhtan
Accusative trēowwyrhtantrēowwyrhtan
Genitive trēowwyrhtantrēowwyrhtena
Dative trēowwyrhtantrēowwyrhtum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From trēow (“tree”) + wyrhta (“worker”).

Descendants

treewright

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