wyrhta

Old English

Alternative forms
  • werhta, wryhta, wyrcta

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō; By surface analysis, wyrht (“deed”) +‎ -a (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwyrx.tɑ/, [ˈwyrˠx.tɑ]

Noun

wyrhta m

  1. worker
  2. maker
  3. doer

Declension
Declension of wyrhta (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wyrhta wyrhtan
accusative wyrhtan wyrhtan
genitive wyrhtan wyrhtena
dative wyrhtan wyrhtum

Synonyms

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • ċīeswyrhta (“cheesemaker”)
  • crocwyrhta (“potter”)
  • efnwyrhta (“coworker”)
  • esnewyrhta (“hireling, mercenary”)
  • firenwyrhta (“sinner”)
  • forwyrhta (“agent, deputy”)
  • frumwyrhta (“author”)
  • ġewyrhta (“accomplice, coworker”)
  • ġimwyrhta (“jeweler”)
  • hrōfwyrhta (“roofer”)
  • īrenwyrhta (“blacksmith”)
  • lǣstwyrhta (“shoemaker”)
  • lāmwyrhta (“potter”)
  • lēoþwyrhta (“poet”)
  • leþerwyrhta (“tanner, currier”)
  • mēdwyrhta (“hireling, mercenary”)
  • meterwyrhta (“poet”)
  • midwyrhta (“coworker, associate”)
  • morþwyrhta (“murderer”)
  • nīedwyrhta (“involuntary agent”)
  • sċieldwyrhta (“shield maker”)
  • sċipwyrhta (“shipbuilder”)
  • sċōhwyrhta (“shoemaker”)
  • sealmwyrhta (“psalmist”)
  • smēagwyrhta (“skilled worker, artisan”)
  • stānwyrhta (“stonemason”)
  • teldwyrhta (“tentmaker”)
  • tiġelwyrhta (“brickmaker”)
  • trēowwyrhta (“carpenter”)
  • unlybwyrhta (“sorcerer”)
  • unrihtwyrhta (“wrongdoer”)
  • wæġnwyrhta (“wainwright”)
  • wealwyrhta (“wall builder”)
  • webwyrhta (“a fuller”)

Descendants
  • Middle English: wurhte, wruhte, wriȝte, wrighte
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