*wurþiz

Runic: ᚹᚢᚱᚦᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwur.θiz/

noun · feminine · i-stem

Meanings

  1. raising, elevation
  2. mound

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *h₂wŕ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (‘to raise’). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄρσις (ársis) (ársis, ‘raising’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.wurþizwurþīz
Acc.wurþįwurþinz
Gen.wurþīzwurþijǫ̂
Dat.wurþīwurþimaz
Inst.wurþīwurþimiz
Voc.wurþiwurþīz

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Descendants

  • wurth (Old Frisian)
  • *wurth (Old Dutch)
    • woert (Middle Dutch)
      • woerd (Dutch)
  • *wuorth (Old Dutch)
    • woert (Middle Dutch)
      • woerd (Dutch)
  • wurth (Old Saxon)
    • wurt (Middle Low German)
      • Wurt (German)
  • urð (Old Norse)
    • urð (Faroese)
    • urð (Icelandic)
  • urð (Old Norse)
    • ? (Norwegian)
      • ur (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • urð (Old Norse)
    • ? (Norwegian)
      • ur, urd (Norwegian Nynorsk)
        • ur (Danish)

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