Old English · noun
weaþearf
Normalised wēaþearf
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwæ͜ɑː.θæ͜ɑrf/[ˈwæ͜ɑː.ðæ͜ɑrˠf]
- Syllables
- ˈwæ͜ɑː · θæ͜ɑrf (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- needsorrowful
Meaning
-
sorrowful need
Ðā iċ mē fēran ġewāt folgað sēċan, winelēas wræċċa, for mīnre wēaþearfe.
Then I set myself out to go and seek service, a friendless exile, for my woeful need.
10th century, The Wife's Lament:
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From wēa (“evil, woe”) + þearf (“need”).
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