strengþu

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *strangiþu, equivalent to strang +‎ -þu. Cognate with Old High German strengida.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstrenɡ.θu/, [ˈstreŋɡ.θu]

Noun

strengþu f

  1. strength
  2. moral strength; virtue

Declension
Declension of strengþu (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative strengþu strengþa, strengþe
accusative strengþe strengþa, strengþe
genitive strengþe strengþa
dative strengþe strengþum

Like other nouns with the suffix -þu, often indeclinable except in the dative and genitive plurals:

Declension of strengþu (indeclinable)
Case Singular Plural
nominative strengþu strengþu
accusative strengþu strengþu
genitive strengþu strengþa
dative strengþu strengþum

Descendants
  • Middle English: strengthe, strenthe, streynthe, strynthe
    • English: strength
    • Scots: strenth, strinth
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