werig
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *wōrīgaz, *wōrijaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weH- (“spend night, sleep”). Compare Old Norse ǿrr, Old Saxon wōrig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]wēriġ (West Saxon)
- weary, tired, exhausted, fatigued
- Exeter Book, The Wanderer
- Ne mæġ wēriġ mōd · wyrde wiðstondan,
ne sē hrēo hyġe · helpe ġefremman.- A weary mind cannot withstand fate, nor the worried mind help out.
- Exeter Book, The Wanderer
Declension
[edit]Declension of wēriġ — Strong
Declension of wēriġ — Weak
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
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- 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 with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Old English/eː.rij
- Rhymes:Old English/eː.rij/2 syllables
- Old English lemmas
- Old English adjectives
- West Saxon Old English
- Old English terms with quotations