yþ

See also: þy, yy, .y'y, y/y, and -yy

Old English

FWOTD – 26 January 2014

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unþī, from Proto-Indo-European *unt-. Germanic cognates include Old Saxon ūthia, Old High German undea, Old Norse unnr, uðr. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin unda.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /yːθ/

Noun

ȳþ f (nominative plural ȳþa or ȳþe)

wave (of water)
- Maxims II, 23-24
  standan steap and geap. Stream sceal on yðum
  mencgan mereflode. Mæst sceal on ceole [...]
  stand prominent and broad. The stream must in the waves
  mingle with the ocean. The mast, on the ship, shall [...]

Declension

Declension of yþ (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ȳþ	ȳþa, ȳþe
accusative	ȳþe	ȳþa, ȳþe
genitive	ȳþe	ȳþa
dative	ȳþe	ȳþum

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: ythe
- English: ithe

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