weard

See also: -weard

Old English

Alternative forms
  • uueard

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wæ͜ɑrd/, [wæ͜ɑrˠd]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *ward, from Proto-Germanic *wardaz, related to a stem-verb *warōną (“be on guard”) (whence warian).

Cognate with Old High German warta (“watch”) (German Warte (“watchtower”)), Old Saxon warda (Middle Dutch warde), Old Norse varða (“cairn”).

Noun

weard m

  1. guard
Declension
Declension of weard (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative weard weardas
accusative weard weardas
genitive weardes wearda
dative wearde weardum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: warde, ward

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *wardu, from Proto-Germanic *wardō.

Noun

weard f

  1. guard, the action of looking out for danger
Declension
Declension of weard (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative weard wearda, wearde
accusative wearde wearda, wearde
genitive wearde wearda
dative wearde weardum
Descendants

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd, from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz.

Noun

weard n

  1. Alternative form of wād
Declension
Declension of weard (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative weard weard
accusative weard weard
genitive weardes wearda
dative wearde weardum
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