winedryhten

Old English

Etymology

From wine (“friend”) +‎ dryhten (“lord”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwi.neˌdryx.ten/, [ˈwi.neˌdryç.ten]

Noun

winedryhten m

  1. (poetic) friendly lord, lord and friend
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Forþon wāt sē þe sċeal · his winedryhtnes
      lēofes lārcwidum · longe forþolian.
      Therefore knows who must for long go without
      teachings of his dear friend and lord.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative winedryhten winedryhtnas
accusative winedryhten winedryhtnas
genitive winedryhtnes winedryhtna
dative winedryhtne winedryhtnum

References

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