Old English · noun
duruweard
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- Modern English
- doorkeeperporterdoor-guard
Meaning
-
doorkeeper, porter, door-guard
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | duruweard | duruweardas |
| Accusative | duruweard | duruweardas |
| Genitive | duruweardes | duruwearda |
| Dative | duruwearde | duruweardum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *durawardaz. Equivalent to duru (“door”) + weard (“guardian, watchman”). Cognate with Gothic (daurawards, “porter, gatekeeper”), Icelandic dyravörður (“porter”) and German Torwart (“goalkeeper”).
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