wedlac

Old English

Etymology

From wedd (“pledge, agreement”) +‎ -lāc (suffix denoting activity or process).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwed.lɑːk/

Noun

wedlāc n

  1. pledge
  2. plighted troth
  3. wedlock

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wedlāc wedlāc
accusative wedlāc wedlāc
genitive wedlāces wedlāca
dative wedlāce wedlācum

Descendants

  • Middle English: wedlac, weddlac, wedlak, wedlayk, wedlok, wedlocke
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