Old English · noun
wraþu
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwrɑ.θu/[ˈwrɑ.ðu]
- Syllables
- ˈwrɑ · θu (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- supportbenefit
Meaning
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support, help
byþ ordfruma ǣlcre sprǣċe, wīsdōmes wraþu and witena frōfur, and eorla ġehwām ēadnys and tōhiht.
Mouth is the origin of every speech, help of wisdom and the wise ones’ consolation, and gladness and hope to any of heroes.
c. 1000, The Rune Poem: -
benefit
-
a support
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wraþu.
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