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Old English · noun

wriþa

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈwri.θɑ/
[ˈwri.ðɑ]
Syllables
ˈwri · θɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
wreathband

Meaning

  1. band

  2. collar

  3. ring

Declension

Declension of wriþa
SingularPlural
Nominative wriþawriþan
Accusative wriþanwriþan
Genitive wriþanwriþena
Dative wriþanwriþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wriþō, from Proto-Germanic *wriþô, from *wrīþaną (“to twist; to weave”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist”); equivalent to wrīþan (“to twist, wrap”) + -a (agentive suffix).

Descendants

wreath

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