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Old English · noun

wiergþu

Normalised wierġþu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈwi͜yrj.θu/
[ˈwi͜yrˠj.θu]
Syllables
ˈwi͜yrj · θu (2 syllables)
Modern English
cursecondemnation

Meaning

  1. curse

  2. condemnation

  3. punishment

Declension

Declension of wiergþu
SingularPlural
Nominative wierġþuwierġþawierġþe
Accusative wierġþewierġþawierġþe
Genitive wierġþewierġþa
Dative wierġþewierġþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wargiþu. Equivalent to wierġan (“to curse”), wearg (“criminal”) + -þu (abstract noun suffix).

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