wiersa

Old English

Alternative forms

• wyrsa

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wirsizô. Cognate with Old Frisian wirra, Old High German wirsiro, Old Norse verri (Swedish värre), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍃𐌹𐌶𐌰 (wairsiza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi͜yr.sɑ/, [ˈwi͜yrˠ.sɑ]

Adjective

wiersa

1. comparative degree of yfel: worse

Declension

Declension of wiersa — Weak only

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wiersa	wierse	wierse
Accusative	wiersan	wiersan	wierse
Genitive	wiersan	wiersan	wiersan
Dative	wiersan	wiersan	wiersan
Instrumental	wiersan	wiersan	wiersan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wiersan	wiersan	wiersan
Accusative	wiersan	wiersan	wiersan
Genitive	wiersra, wiersena	wiersra, wiersena	wiersra, wiersena
Dative	wiersum	wiersum	wiersum
Instrumental	wiersum	wiersum	wiersum

Descendants

• Middle English: worse, wars, warse, weers, weorse, werce, wers, werse, wershe, wersse, wirse, wors, worsse, wærse, werrse, wrse, wurse (Early Middle English)
  • English: worse
    • → Cantonese: worse (Hong Kong)
  • Scots: warse