wiergþu
Old English
noun
Definitions
- curse
- condemnation
- punishment
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wargiþō suffix from Old English wearg (criminal, outlaw), wearh derived from Proto-Germanic *wargaz (criminal, outlaw) derived from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (bind, squeeze, wind together, choke).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*werǵʰ-
Gloss
bind, squeeze, wind together, choke
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- warg English
- *w(o)rǵʰ-eye- Proto-Indo-European
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *werǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- varg Norwegian Bokmål
- *wargaz Proto-Germanic
- *wargiþō Proto-Germanic
- *wurgijaną Proto-Germanic
- *wīhą Proto-Germanic
- bitvarg Swedish
- ensamvarg Swedish
- jordvarg Swedish
- polarvarg Swedish
- prärievarg Swedish
- rödvarg Swedish
- slitvarg Swedish
- snålvarg Swedish
- solvarg Swedish
- stäppvarg Swedish
- tundravarg Swedish
- varg Swedish
- vargatid Swedish
- vargavinter Swedish
- vargaväder Swedish
- vargbiten Swedish
- vargflock Swedish
- varggrin Swedish
- varggrop Swedish
- varghagel Swedish
- varghund Swedish
- varginna Swedish
- vargjakt Swedish
- vargpar Swedish
- vargpäls Swedish
- vargrevir Swedish
- vargskinn Swedish
- vargspår Swedish
- vargstam Swedish
- vargtimme Swedish
- vargtjut Swedish
- vargton Swedish
- vargunge Swedish
- vargvalp Swedish
- varg Norwegian Nynorsk
- warg Old English
- warg, wearh Old English
- wearg Old English
- weargcweþan Old English
- wearh Old English
- wiergen Old English
- morðvargr Old Norse
- vargr Old Norse
- vargr í véum Old Norse
- vargur Icelandic
- *𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌲𐌹𐌸𐌰 Gothic
- *vargas Proto-Finnic
- vargher Old Swedish
- gvarj Westrobothnian
- warg Westrobothnian
- wærg Westrobothnian
- warg Elfdalian