Old English · noun
werþeod
Normalised werþēod
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwerˌθe͜oːd/
- Syllables
- ˈwer · ˌθe͜oːd (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- nation
Meaning
-
a people, nation
-
mankind, humanity
Is þīn noma mǣre, wlitiġ ond wuldorfæst ofer werþēode.
Thy name is well-known, fair and praiseworthy over mankind.
10th century, Azarias:
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From wer (“man”) + þēod (“people”)
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