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Old English · noun

ærendwreca

Normalised ǣrendwreca

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈæː.rendˌwre.kɑ/
Syllables
ˈæː · rend · ˌwre · kɑ (4 syllables)
Modern English
ambassadormessenger

Meaning

  1. messenger, ambassador

  2. an apostle

  3. an angel

Declension

Declension of ærendwreca
SingularPlural
Nominative ǣrendwrecaǣrendwrecan
Accusative ǣrendwrecanǣrendwrecan
Genitive ǣrendwrecanǣrendwrecena
Dative ǣrendwrecanǣrendwrecum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Equivalent to ǣrende + wreca. See ǣrendraca also.

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