Old English · noun
weder
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwe.der/
- Syllables
- ˈwe · der (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- weatherairbreeze
Meaning
-
weather
Menn magon cēpan be þæs mōnan blēo hwelċ weder tōweard biþ.
People can observe from the color of the moon what kind of weather is coming.
late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year -
wind, storm, breeze, air
Wulfes iċ mīnes wīdlāstum wēnum dogode; þonne hit wæs rēniġ weder ond iċ rēotugu sæt, þonne mec sē beaducāfa bōgum bileġde, wæs mē wyn tō þon, wæs mē hwæþre ēac lāð.
With hopes, I dogged the wide-goings of my Wulf; then it was rainy wind and mournful I sat, then the bold-for-fight laid upon me with arms, there was a mirth for me in that, however it was also hateful for me.
10th century, Wulf and Eadwacer:
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wedr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.
Descendants
weather
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