woþ

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See also: wop, woy, and woth

Middle English

Noun

woþ

  1. Alternative form of wothe

Adjective

woþ

  1. Alternative form of wothe

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ƿōþ — wynn spelling

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wōþō (compare wōd), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂t-eh₂, from *weh₂t- (“possessed, excited”).

Pronunciation

Noun

wōþ f

  1. sound; noise; cry
  2. speech; articulation; eloquence
  3. song; poetry
  4. voice

References

  • Grimm, Deutsches Wörterbuch, s.v. "Wut"
  • OED, s.v. "wood a."
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