Old English · noun

wæd

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /wæd/
Syllables: wæd (1 syllable)
Modern English: wade item garment shallow weed ford

wæd1 · noun · neuter

Senses

shallow water
ford

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of wæd
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wæd	wadu
Accusative	wæd	wadu
Genitive	wædes	wada
Dative	wæde	wadum

wæd2 · noun · feminine

Senses

garment, item of clothing

Declension · strong i-stem

Declension of wæd
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wǣd	wǣde wǣda
Accusative	wǣd wǣde	wǣde wǣda
Genitive	wǣde	wǣda
Dative	wǣde	wǣdum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wadą, from Proto-Indo-European *wadʰom. Cognate with Old High German wat, Old Norse vað (Icelandic vað, Swedish vad); Latin vadum.

From Proto-Germanic *wēdiz. Cognate with Old Saxon wād, Old High German wāt, Old Norse váð (Icelandic voð, Swedish våd).

Descendants

wade, weed

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