wyrhta

Old English

Alternative forms

werhta, wryhta, wyrcta, ƿyrhta

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

a worker
a maker of something

Declension

Declension of wyrhta (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wyrhta	wyrhtan
accusative	wyrhtan	wyrhtan
genitive	wyrhtan	wyrhtena
dative	wyrhtan	wyrhtum

Synonyms

wyrċend

Derived terms

crocwyrhta (potter)
efenwyrhta (coworker)
esnewyrhta (hireling, mercenary)
firenwyrhta (sinner)
forwyrhta (agent, deputy)
frumwyrhta (author)
ġewyrhta (accomplice, coworker)
ġimwyrhta (jeweler)
hrōfwyrhta (roofer)
īsernwyrhta (blacksmith)
lǣstwyrhta (shoemaker)
lāmwyrhta (potter)
lēoþwyrhta (poet)
leþerwyrhta (tanner, currier)
mēdwyrhta (hireling, mercenary)
meterwyrhta (poet)

midwyrhta (coworker, associate)
morþwyrhta (murderer)
nīedwyrhta (involuntary agent)
sċieldwyrhta (shield maker)
sċipwyrhta (shipbuilder)
sċōhwyrhta (shoemaker)
sealmwyrhta (psalmist)
smēahwyrhta (skilled worker, artisan)
stānwyrhta (stonemason)
teldwyrhta (tentmaker)
tiġelwyrhta (brickmaker)
trēowwyrhta (carpenter)
unlybwyrhta (sorcerer)
unrihtwyrhta (wrongdoer)
wæġnwyrhta (wainwright)
wealwyrhta (wall builder)
webwyrhta (a fuller)

Related terms

weorc
wyrċan
wyrht
wyrhte

Descendants

Middle English: wurhte, wruhte, wriȝte, wrighte
- Scots: wricht, wrycht, wrecht
- English: wright