unġehȳrsum cild
Old English had no word for a spoiled brat. The closest description is unġehȳrsum cild, "a disobedient child".
unġehȳrsum means "disobedient", literally "not listening". On its own cild simply means "child".
Meaning: a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
un-yeh-HEER-sum child
Did you know?
- The English word "brat" is not recorded before the sixteenth century, long after the Old English period.
Examples in context
- Þæt cild is swīþe unġehȳrsum.That child is a real brat.
