Old English · noun

wræþþu

Normalised wrǣþþu

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /ˈwræːθ.θu/
Syllables: ˈwræːθ · θu (2 syllables)
Modern English: wrath ire

Meaning

wrath; ire

Declension

Declension of wræþþu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wrǣþþu	wrǣþþa wrǣþþe
Accusative	wrǣþþe	wrǣþþa wrǣþþe
Genitive	wrǣþþe	wrǣþþa
Dative	wrǣþþe	wrǣþþum

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from wrǣþan (“to get angry”) + -þu, or derived from Proto-West Germanic *wraiþiþu, an alteration of Proto-West Germanic *wraiþī (“wrath, fury”). Equivalent to wrāþ + -þu.

Descendants

wrath

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