æweweard
Old English
Etymology
From ǣwe (“law”) + weard (“guard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæː.we.wæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈæː.we.wæ͜ɑrˠd]
Noun
ǣweweard m
- (poetic) A guardian of the divine law; a priest
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǣweweard | ǣweweardas |
| accusative | ǣweweard | ǣweweardas |
| genitive | ǣweweardes | ǣwewearda |
| dative | ǣwewearde | ǣweweardum |
Synonyms
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǣweweard”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.