yþ

See also: þy, yy, .y'y, y/y, and -yy

Old English

FWOTD – 26 January 2014

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unþī, from Proto-Indo-European *unt-. Germanic cognates include Old Saxon ūthia, Old High German undea, Old Norse unnr, uðr. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin unda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yːθ/

Noun

ȳþ f

1. wave (of water)

Declension

Declension of yþ (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ȳþ	ȳþe, ȳþa
accusative	ȳþ, ȳþe	ȳþe, ȳþa
genitive	ȳþe	ȳþa
dative	ȳþe	ȳþum

Derived terms

• ȳþlād
• ȳþlāf
• ȳþlida

Descendants

• Middle English: uþe, ythe
  • English: ithe