- wiersa
- m adj worse; cmp of yfel
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Worse — Worse, a., compar. of {Bad}. [OE. werse, worse, wurse, AS. wiersa, wyrsa, a comparative with no corresponding positive; akin to OS. wirsa, OFries. wirra, OHG. wirsiro, Icel. verri, Sw. v[ a]rre, Dan. v[ a]rre, Goth. wa[ i]rsiza, and probably to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
war — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English werre, from Anglo French werre, guerre, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German werra strife; akin to Old High German werran to confuse Date: 12th century 1. a. (1) a state of usually … New Collegiate Dictionary
worse — I. adjective, comparative of bad or of ill Etymology: Middle English werse, worse, from Old English wiersa, wyrsa; akin to Old High German wirsiro worse Date: before 12th century 1. of more inferior quality, value, or condition 2. a. more… … New Collegiate Dictionary
worst — I. adjective, superlative of bad or of ill Etymology: Middle English werste, worste, from Old English wierresta, wyrsta, superlative of the root of Old English wiersa worse Date: before 12th century 1. most corrupt, bad, evil, or ill < his worst… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Old English phonology — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects … Wikipedia
worse — /werrs/, adj., comparative of bad and ill. 1. bad or ill in a greater or higher degree; inferior in excellence, quality, or character. 2. more unfavorable or injurious. 3. in less good condition; in poorer health. n. 4. that which is worse. adv.… … Universalium
Middle English phonology — The phonology of Middle English is necessarily somewhat speculative, since it is preserved purely as a written language. Nevertheless, there is a very large corpus of Middle English. The dialects of Middle English vary greatly over both time and… … Wikipedia
yfel — 1. adj a. evil, bad, ill (in a moral sense); evil, wicked, wretched (in a moral sense); b. of things, bad, not good of its kind; c. of what is grievous, hurtful, etc.: of animate objects; of things; cmp wiersa worse, spl wierresta, wiersta,… … Old to modern English dictionary
worse — worse1 [wə:s US wə:rs] adj [: Old English; Origin: wiersa, wyrsa] 1.) [the comparative of bad] more unpleasant, bad, or severe →↑better worse than ▪ The violence was worse than we expected. ▪ The traffic is much worse after five o clock. ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
worse — O.E. wiersa, wyrsa, from P.Gmc. *wers izon (Cf. O.S. wirs, O.N. verri, Swed. värre, O.Fris. wirra, O.H.G. wirsiro, Goth. wairsiza worse ), comparative of PIE *wers to confuse, mix up (Cf. O.H.G. werra strife, O.S … Etymology dictionary