wæterig

Old English

Alternative forms

• wætriġ
• ƿæteriġ — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *watrīgaz (“watery”), equivalent to wæter +‎ -iġ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæ.te.rij/

Adjective

wæteriġ

1. watery

Declension

Declension of wæteriġ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wæteriġ	wæteriġu, wæteriġo	wæteriġ
Accusative	wæteriġne	wæteriġe	wæteriġ
Genitive	wæteriġes	wæteriġre	wæteriġes
Dative	wæteriġum	wæteriġre	wæteriġum
Instrumental	wæteriġe	wæteriġre	wæteriġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wæteriġe	wæteriġa, wæteriġe	wæteriġu, wæteriġo
Accusative	wæteriġe	wæteriġa, wæteriġe	wæteriġu, wæteriġo
Genitive	wæteriġra	wæteriġra	wæteriġra
Dative	wæteriġum	wæteriġum	wæteriġum
Instrumental	wæteriġum	wæteriġum	wæteriġum

Declension of wæteriġ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wæteriġa	wæteriġe	wæteriġe
Accusative	wæteriġan	wæteriġan	wæteriġe
Genitive	wæteriġan	wæteriġan	wæteriġan
Dative	wæteriġan	wæteriġan	wæteriġan
Instrumental	wæteriġan	wæteriġan	wæteriġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wæteriġan	wæteriġan	wæteriġan
Accusative	wæteriġan	wæteriġan	wæteriġan
Genitive	wæteriġra, wæteriġena	wæteriġra, wæteriġena	wæteriġra, wæteriġena
Dative	wæteriġum	wæteriġum	wæteriġum
Instrumental	wæteriġum	wæteriġum	wæteriġum

Derived terms

• unwæteriġ

Descendants

• Middle English: wattry, watery
  • English: watery

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wæterig”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.