werigとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• IPA: /ˈweː.rij/

形容詞

wēriġ (West Saxon)

1. weary, tired, exhausted, fatigued
   • Exeter Book, The Wanderer

     Ne mæġ wēriġ mōd · wyrde wiðstondan,
     ne sē hrēo hyġe · helpe ġefremman.

     A weary mind cannot withstand fate, nor the worried mind help out.

語形変化

派生語

派生した語

• Middle English: weri, wery
  • English: weary