meterwyrhta
Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to meter (“(poetic) meter”) + wyrhta (“wright”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈme.terˌwyrx.tɑ/, [ˈme.terˌwyrˠx.tɑ]
Noun
meterwyrhta m
- poet
- Synonym: lēoþwyrhta
Declension
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | meterwyrhta | meterwyrhtan |
| accusative | meterwyrhtan | meterwyrhtan |
| genitive | meterwyrhtan | meterwyrhtena |
| dative | meterwyrhtan | meterwyrhtum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “meter-wyrhta”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.