woþ
See also: wop, woy, and woth
Middle English
Noun
woþ
- Alternative form of wothe
Adjective
woþ
- Alternative form of wothe
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿoþ
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wōþō (compare wōd), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂t-eh₂, from *weh₂t- (“possessed, excited”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /woːθ/
Noun
wōþ f
- sound; noise; cry
- speech; articulation; eloquence
- song; poetry
- voice
References
- Grimm, Deutsches Wörterbuch, s.v. "Wut"
- OED, s.v. "wood a."