wyrhta

Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wurhtijô, derived from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (to work). Related to Old Frisian wrichta, Old Saxon wurhtio, Old Dutch wurhto, Old High German wurhto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwyrxtɑ/, [ˈwyrˠçtɑ]

Noun

wyrhta m

  1. a worker
  2. a maker of something

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