eldertongue

Old English · noun

wearg

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/wæ͜ɑrɡ/
[wæ͜ɑrˠɣ]
Syllables
wæ͜ɑrɡ (1 syllable)
Modern English
criminalwargusfelonreprobatemonster

Meaning

  1. criminal, reprobate, felon

    Wearh hangian, fægere ongildan þæt he ær facen dyde manna cynne.

    The criminal shall hang, paying fairly for the crime he committed against the race of men. (Maxims II)

  2. monster, evil spirit

Declension

Declension of wearg
SingularPlural
Nominative weargweargas
Accusative weargweargas
Genitive weargeswearga
Dative weargeweargum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *warg. Cognate with Old Saxon warag, Old High German warc, Old Norse vargr (“outlaw, wolf”) (Swedish varg (“wolf”)). See also English warg.

Descendants

wargus

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