weallwyrhta

Old English

Etymology

From weall (“wall”) +‎ wyrhta (“worker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæ͜ɑllˌwyrx.tɑ/, [ˈwæ͜ɑɫˌwyrˠx.tɑ]

Noun

weallwyrhta m

1. wall-builder
2. mason, builder

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	weallwyrhta	weallwyrhtan
accusative	weallwyrhtan	weallwyrhtan
genitive	weallwyrhtan	weallwyrhtena
dative	weallwyrhtan	weallwyrhtum

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “weall-wyrhta”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.