duruweard

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *durawardaz. Equivalent to duru (“door”) +‎ weard (“guardian, watchman”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (daurawards, “porter, gatekeeper”), Icelandic dyravörður (“porter”) and German Torwart (“goalkeeper”).

Noun

duruweard m

  1. doorkeeper, porter

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative duruweard duruweardas
accusative duruweard duruweardas
genitive duruweardes duruwearda
dative duruwearde duruweardum

Descendants

  • Middle English: dorward

References

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