hrofwyrhta
Old English
Etymology
From hrōf (“roof”) + wyrhta (“worker, maker”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxroːfˌwyrx.tɑ/, [ˈr̥oːvˌwyrˠx.tɑ]
Noun
hrōfwyrhta m
- a roofer
Declension
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hrōfwyrhta | hrōfwyrhtan |
| accusative | hrōfwyrhtan | hrōfwyrhtan |
| genitive | hrōfwyrhtan | hrōfwyrhtena |
| dative | hrōfwyrhtan | hrōfwyrhtum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hróf-wyrhta”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.