werod

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwe.rod/

Noun

werod n

  1. troop, company, army
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      On þām ġefeohte ēac swylċe Ðēodbald Æþelfriþes brōþor was ofslæġen mid ealle þȳ weorode þe hē lǣdde.
      Likewise in that battle Theodbald, Aethelfrith's brother, was slain with the whole army that he led.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative werod werod
accusative werod werod
genitive werodes weroda
dative werode werodum

Derived terms

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