wyrdstæf

Old English

Alternative forms

• ƿyrdstæf — wynn spelling

Etymology

From wyrd +‎ stæf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwyrdˌstæf/, [ˈwyrˠdˌstæf]

Noun

wyrdstæf m

1. decree of fate

Declension

Declension of wyrdstæf (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wyrdstæf	wyrdstafas
accusative	wyrdstæf	wyrdstafas
genitive	wyrdstæfes	wyrdstafa
dative	wyrdstæfe	wyrdstafum

References

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