Ricwart

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Rīquart (<cw> rendered as <qu>)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Rīkawarduz, equivalent to a compound of *rīc (“ruler”) +‎ *wart (“guard”), though there is little evidence that either of the two elements would actually have been present in Old Dutch.

Proper noun

Rīcwart m

  1. a male given name
    • 12th century CE, Liber Traditionum Sancti Petri Blandiniensis;
      [...] Erchenalt Hārinc / Rīquart Stīgerēp / Rotbertus Vader [...]
      [...] Ercanwalt Herring / Ricwart Stirrup / Robert Father [...]
    • c. 1180 CE, De bij- en beroepsnamen van Germaanse oorsprong in de Westvlaamse oorkonden tot 1225 [The nicknames and job names of Germanic origin in West-Flemish charters up to 1225];
      [...] Willelmus Sūrbier / Rīquard Swīnsōga / Woitīn Tand [...]
      [...] William Sour Beer / Ricwart Pig's Eye / Woitin Tooth [...]

Declension

Declension of Rīcwart (masculine a-stem noun - no plural)
case singular
nominative Rīcwart
accusative Rīcwart
genitive Rīcwardes
dative Rīcwarde

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: Riquart

Further reading

  • “De bij- en beroepsnamen van Germaanse oorsprong in de Westvlaamse oorkonden tot 1225 (III)”, in Corpus Oudnederlands (Version 2.0)‎[1], INT, 2022
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