"word" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /word/, [worˠd]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*werh₁-|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*word}} Proto-West Germanic *word, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wurdą}} Proto-Germanic *wurdą Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|word|||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} word n (nominative plural word), {{ang-noun|n|word}} word n (nominative plural word) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|word}}, {{ang-decl-noun|word|word|word|word|wordes|worda|worde|wordum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: word [nominative, plural], strong [table-tags], word [nominative, singular], word [nominative, plural], word [accusative, singular], word [accusative, plural], wordes [genitive, singular], worda [genitive, plural], worde [dative, singular], wordum [dative, plural]
  1. word Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-word-ang-noun-mMHrTuk0
  2. speech, utterance, statement Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-word-ang-noun--tOoIBM9
  3. (grammar) verb Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-word-ang-noun-aAb4ahfw Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 39 10 12 27 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  4. news, information, rumour Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-word-ang-noun-yhrG1VqT
  5. command, request Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-word-ang-noun-8h8qyaaY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ƿord, uord — Northumbrian, wyrde Derived forms: bīword, witword, wordbōc, wordfæst, wordiġ, ġylpword
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /word/, [worˠd]
Etymology: table Unknown. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰos (“sweetbriar”). Compare Latin rubus (“bramble”), Persian گل (gol, “flower”). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*Hwerdʰ-}}, {{etymid|ang|thornbush}} table, {{unk|ang}} Unknown, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*wr̥dʰos|t=sweetbriar}} Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰos (“sweetbriar”), {{cog|la|rubus||bramble}} Latin rubus (“bramble”), {{cog|fa|گل||flower|tr=gol}} Persian گل (gol, “flower”) Head templates: {{head|ang|noun|g=?}} word ?
  1. thornbush
    Sense id: en-word-ang-noun-aIOMtaAq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ƿord, uord — Northumbrian, wyrde
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for word meaning in Old English (5.9kB)

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    },
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          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"Sermon on the Nativiity of Our Lord\"\nÐyllīce word María hēold ārǣfniġende on hire heortan.",
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    "Old English terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Requests for gender in Old English entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*Hwerdʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "thornbush"
      },
      "expansion": "table",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*wr̥dʰos",
        "t": "sweetbriar"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰos (“sweetbriar”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "rubus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bramble"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin rubus (“bramble”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "گل",
        "3": "",
        "4": "flower",
        "tr": "gol"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian گل (gol, “flower”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "table\nUnknown. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰos (“sweetbriar”). Compare Latin rubus (“bramble”), Persian گل (gol, “flower”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "word ?",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thornbush"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thornbush",
          "thornbush"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/word/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[worˠd]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ƿord"
    },
    {
      "word": "uord — Northumbrian"
    },
    {
      "word": "wyrde"
    }
  ],
  "word": "word"
}

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