wewurt

Old High German

FWOTD – 27 August 2022

Alternative forms

Etymology

From wē (“woe”) +‎ wurt (“fate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈweː.wurt/

Noun

wēwurt f

  1. (poetic) disastrous fate or destiny
    • 9th century, Hildebrandslied, l. 49:
      welaga nu, waltant got [quad Hiltibrant], wewurt skihit.
      Well now, wielding God [quoth Hildbrand], the woeful fate comes to pass.

Declension

Declension of wēwurt (feminine i-stem)
case singular plural
nominative wēwurt wēwurti
accusative wēwurt wēwurti
genitive wēwurti wēwurto
dative wēwurti wēwurtim, wēwurten
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