werig

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōrīgaz, *wōrijaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weH- (“spend night, sleep”). Compare Old Norse ǿrr, Old Saxon wōrig.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈweː.rij/

Adjective

wēriġ

weary, tired, exhausted, fatigued
- Exeter Book, The Wanderer
  Ne mæg werig mod · wyrde wiðstondan,
  ne se hreo hyge · helpe gefremman.
  A weary mind cannot withstand fate, nor the worried mind help out.

Declension

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Descendants

Middle English: weri, wery
- English: weary

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