wyrhta

Old English

Alternative forms

• werhta, wryhta, wyrchta

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō; By surface analysis, wyrht (“deed”) +‎ -a (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwyrx.tɑ/, [ˈwyrˠx.tɑ]

Noun

wyrhta m

1. worker
   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Mīne ġebroðra, behealdað ēowere ðēawas, and ġif ġē ġȳt Godes wyrhtan sind, sċeawiað.

     My brothers, behold your conduct, and examine if you are yet God's workers.

2. maker
3. doer

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	wyrhta	wyrhtan
accusative	wyrhtan	wyrhtan
genitive	wyrhtan	wyrhtena
dative	wyrhtan	wyrhtum

Synonyms

• wyrċend (much less common)

Derived terms

• ċīeswyrhta (“cheesemaker”)
• crocwyrhta (“potter”)
• efnwyrhta (“coworker”)
• esnewyrhta (“hireling, mercenary”)
• firenwyrhta (“sinner”)
• forwyrhta (“agent, deputy”)
• frumwyrhta (“author”)
• ġewyrhta (“accomplice, coworker”)
• ġimwyrhta (“jeweler”)
• godwebwyrhta
• hrōfwyrhta (“roofer”)
• īsenwyrhta (“blacksmith”)
• lǣstwyrhta (“shoemaker”)
• lāmwyrhta (“potter”)
• lēoþwyrhta (“poet”)
• leþerwyrhta (“tanner, currier”)
• mēdwyrhta (“hireling, mercenary”)
• meterwyrhta (“poet”)
• midwyrhta (“coworker, associate”)
• morþwyrhta (“murderer”)
• nīedwyrhta (“involuntary agent”)
• sċieldwyrhta (“shield maker”)
• sċipwyrhta (“shipbuilder”)
• sċōhwyrhta (“shoemaker”)
• sealmwyrhta (“psalmist”)
• smēagwyrhta (“skilled worker, artisan”)
• stānwyrhta (“stonemason”)
• teldwyrhta (“tentmaker”)
• tiġelwyrhta (“brickmaker”)
• trēowwyrhta (“carpenter”)
• unlybwyrhta (“sorcerer”)
• unrihtwyrhta (“wrongdoer”)
• wæġnwyrhta (“wainwright”)
• weallwyrhta (“wall builder”)
• webwyrhta (“a fuller”)

Related terms

• weorc
• wyrċan
• wyrht
• wyrhte

Descendants

• Middle English: wurhte, wruhte, wriȝte, wrighte
  • Scots: wricht, wrycht, wrecht
  • English: wright