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werig

Pronunciation: /ˈweː.rij/

“werig” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

adjective

  1. weary, tired, exhausted, fatigued

Etymology

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

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