Reconstruction:Old English/urig

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ūrig, from Proto-Germanic *ūrigaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuː.rij/

Adjective

*ūriġ

  1. watered, wet
  2. damp, moistened, dewy

Declension

Derived terms

  • ūriġfeþera
  • ūriġlāst

Descendants

  • >? Middle English: ouri (alternatively from Old Norse ūrigr)
    • >? Scots: ury (clammy, covered with sweat, sweaty)