midwyrhta

Old English

Etymology

From mid- +‎ wyrhta (wright, worker)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmidˌwyrx.tɑ/, [ˈmidˌwyrˠx.tɑ]

Noun

midwyrhta m

  1. a coworker, cooperator
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCCXLV Hēr Ēadmund cing oferhergode eall Cumbraland, ⁊ hit lēt eall tō Malculme Sċotta cinge on þæt ġerād þæt hē wǣre his midwyrhta æġþer ġe on sǣ ġe on lande.
      Year 945 In this year King Edmund overran all of Cumberland, and let it all to King Malcom of Scotland, on the condition that he would be his cooperator on both sea and land.

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative midwyrhta midwyrhtan
accusative midwyrhtan midwyrhtan
genitive midwyrhtan midwyrhtena
dative midwyrhtan midwyrhtum

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