Old English · noun

weard

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /wæ͜ɑrd/
[wæ͜ɑrˠd]
Syllables: wæ͜ɑrd (1 syllable)
Modern English: ward guard looking

weard1 · noun · masculine

Senses

guard

Swylċe ġēac monað ġeōmran reorde, singeð sumeres weard, sorge bēodeð bitter in brēosthord.

Also cuckoo goads with the sad voice, the summer’s guard sings, gives bitter sorrow in heart.
10th century, The Seafarer:

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of weard
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	weard	weardas
Accusative	weard	weardas
Genitive	weardes	wearda
Dative	wearde	weardum

weard2 · noun · feminine

Senses

guard, the action of looking out for danger

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of weard
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	weard	wearda wearde
Accusative	wearde	wearda wearde
Genitive	wearde	wearda
Dative	wearde	weardum

weard3 · noun · neuter · alternative form

Senses

alternative form of wād

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of weard
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	weard	weard
Accusative	weard	weard
Genitive	weardes	wearda
Dative	wearde	weardum

Etymology

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”).

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

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

Descendants

ward

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