eldertongue

Old English · adjective

wintercearig

Normalised winterċeariġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈwin.terˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑ.rij/
Syllables
ˈwin · ter · ˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑ · rij (4 syllables)
Modern English
winter's

Meaning

  1. sad from old age or winter's gloom, sad as winter

    iċ hēan þonan wōd winterċeariġ ofer waþema ġebind

    I, wretched, traveled from there, winter-sad, over binding of waves

    10th century, The Wanderer:

Declension

All forms (10)

Etymology

Equivalent to winter + ċeariġ.

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