wyrhta

Old English

Alternative forms

• werhta, wryhta, wyrcta
• ƿyrhta — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wurhtijô, derived from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work”). Related to Old Frisian wrichta, Old Saxon wurhtio, Old Dutch wurhto, Old High German wurhto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwyrx.tɑ/, [ˈwyrˠx.tɑ]

Noun

wyrhta m

1. a worker
2. a maker of something

Declension

Declension of wyrhta (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wyrhta	wyrhtan
accusative	wyrhtan	wyrhtan
genitive	wyrhtan	wyrhtena
dative	wyrhtan	wyrhtum

Synonyms

• wyrċend

Derived terms

Derived terms

• crocwyrhta (“potter”)
• efenwyrhta (“coworker”)
• esnewyrhta (“hireling, mercenary”)
• firenwyrhta (“sinner”)
• forwyrhta (“agent, deputy”)
• frumwyrhta (“author”)
• ġewyrhta (“accomplice, coworker”)
• ġimwyrhta (“jeweler”)
• hrōfwyrhta (“roofer”)
• īsernwyrhta (“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”)
• smēahwyrhta (“skilled worker, artisan”)
• stānwyrhta (“stonemason”)
• teldwyrhta (“tentmaker”)
• tiġelwyrhta (“brickmaker”)
• trēowwyrhta (“carpenter”)
• unlybwyrhta (“sorcerer”)
• unrihtwyrhta (“wrongdoer”)
• wæġnwyrhta (“wainwright”)
• wealwyrhta (“wall builder”)
• webwyrhta (“a fuller”)

Related terms

• weorc
• wyrċan
• wyrht
• wyrhte

Descendants

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