word

/word/

Noun

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą.

1.
word
Sē þonne þisne wealsteal · wīse ġeþōhte ond þis deorce līf · dēope ġeondþenċeð, frōd in ferðe, · feor oft ġemon wælsleahta worn, · ond þās word ācwið:
Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place and this dark life with wise thought, shrewd in mind, oft recalls the long bygone swarm of slaughters, and utters these words:
2.
speech, utterance, statement
3.
verb
4.
news, information, rumour
c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativiity of Our Lord" Ðyllīce word María hēold ārǣfniġende on hire heortan.
Such words Mary held, pondering them in her heart.
5.
command, request
6.
Logos, the Word of God, the second person of the Trinity, Jesus

Unknown. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰos (“sweetbriar”). Compare Latin rubus (“bramble”), Persian گل (gol, “flower”).

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/word/

Noun

From Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą.

1.
word
Sē þonne þisne wealsteal · wīse ġeþōhte ond þis deorce līf · dēope ġeondþenċeð, frōd in ferðe, · feor oft ġemon wælsleahta worn, · ond þās word ācwið:
Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place and this dark life with wise thought, shrewd in mind, oft recalls the long bygone swarm of slaughters, and utters these words:
2.
speech, utterance, statement
3.
verb
4.
news, information, rumour
c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativiity of Our Lord" Ðyllīce word María hēold ārǣfniġende on hire heortan.
Such words Mary held, pondering them in her heart.
5.
command, request
6.
Logos, the Word of God, the second person of the Trinity, Jesus

Unknown. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰos (“sweetbriar”). Compare Latin rubus (“bramble”), Persian گل (gol, “flower”).

Words often change meaning based on context. Use our AI Old English Translator to see how word functions in a complete sentence.