eldertongue

Old English · noun

woþ

Normalised wōþ

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/woːθ/
Syllables
woːθ (1 syllable)
Modern English
articulationcryeloquencevoicesoundnoisepoetry

Meaning

  1. sound; noise; cry

  2. speech; articulation; eloquence

  3. song; poetry

  4. voice

    Saga hwæt iċ hātte, þe swā scireniġe scēawendwīsan hlūde onhyrġe, hæleþum bodie wilcumena fela wōþe mīnre.

    Say what I am called, who as actress loudly imitate a jester song, proclaim many welcome guests as heroes with my voice.

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:

Declension

Declension of woþ
SingularPlural
Nominative wōþwōþawōþe
Accusative wōþewōþawōþe
Genitive wōþewōþa
Dative wōþewōþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wōþu.

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