lyþre

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lūþrijaz (“bad; dissolute; neglected; useless”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“limp, slack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlyːθ.re/, [ˈlyːð.re]

Adjective

lȳþre

1. evil, wicked, sordid, depraved
2. base, mean, poor

Declension

Declension of lȳþre — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lȳþre	lȳþru, lȳþro	lȳþre
Accusative	lȳþerne	lȳþre	lȳþre
Genitive	lȳþres	lȳþre	lȳþres
Dative	lȳþrum	lȳþre	lȳþrum
Instrumental	lȳþre	lȳþre	lȳþre
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lȳþre	lȳþra, lȳþre	lȳþru, lȳþro
Accusative	lȳþre	lȳþra, lȳþre	lȳþru, lȳþro
Genitive	lȳþra	lȳþra	lȳþra
Dative	lȳþrum	lȳþrum	lȳþrum
Instrumental	lȳþrum	lȳþrum	lȳþrum

Declension of lȳþre — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lȳþra	lȳþre	lȳþre
Accusative	lȳþran	lȳþran	lȳþre
Genitive	lȳþran	lȳþran	lȳþran
Dative	lȳþran	lȳþran	lȳþran
Instrumental	lȳþran	lȳþran	lȳþran
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lȳþran	lȳþran	lȳþran
Accusative	lȳþran	lȳþran	lȳþran
Genitive	lȳþra, lȳþrena	lȳþra, lȳþrena	lȳþra, lȳþrena
Dative	lȳþrum	lȳþrum	lȳþrum
Instrumental	lȳþrum	lȳþrum	lȳþrum

Descendants

• Middle English: lither
  • English: lither