hreorig
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *hreurīg (“diligent, zealous, busy”), from Proto-Germanic *hreuzīgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krow- (“to fall, beat, break”). Equivalent to hrēosan + -iġ
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]hrēoriġ
- ruinous, ruined
- The Ruin
- Hrōfas sind gehrorene hrēorge torras.
- The roofs are fallen, the towers ruined .
- The Ruin
Declension
[edit]Declension of hrēoriġ — Strong
Declension of hrēoriġ — Weak
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- hrēosan (“to fall, ruin”)
- hryre (“fall, ruin, downfall, destruction”)
- hrēosendlīc (“perishable, ready to fall”)
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms suffixed with -ig
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English adjectives
- Old English terms with quotations