eldertongue

Old English · noun

leodweard

Normalised lēodweard

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈle͜oːd.wæ͜ɑrd/
[ˈle͜oːd.wæ͜ɑrˠd]
Syllables
ˈle͜oːd · wæ͜ɑrd (2 syllables)
Modern English
government

Meaning

  1. the guard or government of a people or country

Declension

Declension of leodweard
SingularPlural
Nominative lēodweardlēodweardalēodwearde
Accusative lēodweardelēodweardalēodwearde
Genitive lēodweardelēodwearda
Dative lēodweardelēodweardum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Equivalent to lēod + weard.

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