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Old English · noun

wyrhte

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈwyrx.te/
[ˈwyrˠx.te]
Syllables
ˈwyrx · te (2 syllables)
Modern English
worker

Meaning

  1. a female worker

Declension

Declension of wyrhte
SingularPlural
Nominative wyrhtewyrhtan
Accusative wyrhtanwyrhtan
Genitive wyrhtanwyrhtena
Dative wyrhtanwyrhtum

All forms (4)

Etymology

By surface analysis, wyrht (“deed”) + -e.

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