meord

Old English

Alternative forms

• meorþ, meard, morþ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *miʀdu, from Proto-Germanic *mizdō (“meed”), from Proto-Indo-European *misdʰéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to exchange”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me͜ord/, [me͜orˠd]

Noun

meord f

1. reward, payment, wage

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	meord	meorda, meorde
accusative	meorde	meorda, meorde
genitive	meorde	meorda
dative	meorde	meordum