þweorh

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See also: þweorh-

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þwerh (“against, contrary”). Akin to Old English þwēorian (“to oppose, thwart”). Cognate with Old Saxon thwerh, Old Norse þverr, Dutch dwars.

Pronunciation

Adjective

þweorh

  1. cross, transverse
    þweorhfuru ― a cross-furrow
  2. adverse, opposed
  3. crooked, bent
  4. angry
  5. perverse, depraved
    þwēortīeme ― contentious, perverse, wicked
    þwēorscipe ― perversity, depravity, iniquity

Declension

Declension of þweorh — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative þweorh þweorh þweorh
Accusative þwēorne þwēore þweorh
Genitive þwēores þwēorre þwēores
Dative þwēorum þwēorre þwēorum
Instrumental þwēore þwēorre þwēore
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative þwēore þwēora, þwēore þweorh
Accusative þwēore þwēora, þwēore þweorh
Genitive þwēorra þwēorra þwēorra
Dative þwēorum þwēorum þwēorum
Instrumental þwēorum þwēorum þwēorum
Declension of þweorh — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative þwēora þwēore þwēore
Accusative þwēoran þwēoran þwēore
Genitive þwēoran þwēoran þwēoran
Dative þwēoran þwēoran þwēoran
Instrumental þwēoran þwēoran þwēoran
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative þwēoran þwēoran þwēoran
Accusative þwēoran þwēoran þwēoran
Genitive þwēorra, þwēorena þwēorra, þwēorena þwēorra, þwēorena
Dative þwēorum þwēorum þwēorum
Instrumental þwēorum þwēorum þwēorum

Descendants

References

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