-wyrde

Old English

Etymology

Compound words from Proto-Germanic *wurdiją. More at word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wyr.de/, [wyrˠ.de]

Suffix

-wyrde

1. Forming adjectives and nouns from adjectives, with the sense of "a kind of speech".

   Wes ðū ðīnum yldrum ārfæst symle, fæġerwyrde

   Be thou ever honourable to thine elders, fair in word

   þæt gē ne bēon tō biterwyrde, ne bealufulle on mōde

   That ye be not bitter in speech, nor baleful in spirit

Derived terms

• bealdwyrde (“bold in speech”)
• biterwyrde (“bitter in speech”)
• fæġerwyrde (“fair in speech”)
• felawyrde (“many-worded, talkative”)
• hōcorwyrde (“scornful, derisive”)
• hrædwyrde (“hasty in speech”)
• līþwyrde (“gentle in speech”)
• snotorwyrde (“prudent in speech”)
• stuntwyrde (“foolish in speech”)
• swǣswyrde (“pleasant in speech”)
• wærwyrde (“wary, cautious in speech”)
• wīswyrde (“wise in speech”)

Suffix

-wyrde n

1. Forming nouns from nouns or adjectives, with the sense of "a kind of speech".

   Hētan him ðæt andwyrde secgan

   They ordered him to give that answer

   Ðæt ic mǣge sum rust on weg adrīfan of mīnre tungan, ðæt ic mǣge becuman to brǣddran gewyrde

   That I may drive away some rust from my tongue, so that I may attain more broader verbosity

Derived terms

• andwyrde (“answer”)
• ġewyrde (“speech, conversation, verbosity”)
• bīwyrde (“byword, proverb”)
• fracoþwyrde (“insult, abusive language”)