Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *andawurdī, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdiją, equivalent to and- + -wyrde. Cognate with Old Saxon andwurdi (“answer”), Dutch antwoord (“answer”) German Antwort (“answer”), and Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹 (andawaurdi, “answer”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]andwyrde n
Declension
[edit]Strong ja-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | andwyrde | andwyrdu |
| accusative | andwyrde | andwyrdu |
| genitive | andwyrdes | andwyrda |
| dative | andwyrde | andwyrdum |
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- andwyrdan (“to answer”)
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “andwyrde”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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