eldertongue

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

  1. 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
  2. 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

Declension of weder
SingularPlural
Nominative wederwedru
Accusative wederwedru
Genitive wedreswedra
Dative wedrewedrum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wedr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.

Descendants

weather

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