stælwierþe

Old English

Alternative forms
  • stǣlwyrþe, stǣlwirþe

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly a contraction of staþol +‎ -wierþe, or from stǣl +‎ -wierþe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstæːlˌwi͜yr.θe/, [ˈstæːlˌwi͜yrˠ.ðe]

Adjective

stǣlwierþe (West Saxon)

  1. (of a person) able to stand in good stead; serviceable

Declension
Declension of stǣlwierþe — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stǣlwierþe stǣlwierþu, stǣlwierþo stǣlwierþe
Accusative stǣlwierþne stǣlwierþe stǣlwierþe
Genitive stǣlwierþes stǣlwierþre stǣlwierþes
Dative stǣlwierþum stǣlwierþre stǣlwierþum
Instrumental stǣlwierþe stǣlwierþre stǣlwierþe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stǣlwierþe stǣlwierþa, stǣlwierþe stǣlwierþu, stǣlwierþo
Accusative stǣlwierþe stǣlwierþa, stǣlwierþe stǣlwierþu, stǣlwierþo
Genitive stǣlwierþra stǣlwierþra stǣlwierþra
Dative stǣlwierþum stǣlwierþum stǣlwierþum
Instrumental stǣlwierþum stǣlwierþum stǣlwierþum
Declension of stǣlwierþe — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stǣlwierþa stǣlwierþe stǣlwierþe
Accusative stǣlwierþan stǣlwierþan stǣlwierþe
Genitive stǣlwierþan stǣlwierþan stǣlwierþan
Dative stǣlwierþan stǣlwierþan stǣlwierþan
Instrumental stǣlwierþan stǣlwierþan stǣlwierþan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stǣlwierþan stǣlwierþan stǣlwierþan
Accusative stǣlwierþan stǣlwierþan stǣlwierþan
Genitive stǣlwierþra, stǣlwierþena stǣlwierþra, stǣlwierþena stǣlwierþra, stǣlwierþena
Dative stǣlwierþum stǣlwierþum stǣlwierþum
Instrumental stǣlwierþum stǣlwierþum stǣlwierþum

Descendants
  • Middle English: stalwurthe, stelewurthe, stal-worth, stalwarde
    • English: stalworth
    • Scots: stalwart, staluart, stalward, stalwarde, stalwairt, stallwart, stalouart, stalliard, stalawrt, stalowart, stallowart, stalluart
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