Old English · noun
weorcþeow
Normalised weorcþēow
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwe͜orkˌθe͜oːw/[ˈwe͜orˠkˌθe͜oːw]
- Syllables
- ˈwe͜ork · ˌθe͜oːw (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- bondsmanbondswomanslaveworking
Meaning
-
a working slave
-
bondsman/bondswoman
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | weorcþēow | weorcþēowas |
| Accusative | weorcþēow | weorcþēowas |
| Genitive | weorcþēowes | weorcþēowa |
| Dative | weorcþēowe | weorcþēowum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From weorc (“work”) + þēow (“slave”)
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/weorcþeow · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution