eldertongue

Old English · noun

wedlac

Normalised wedlāc

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈwed.lɑːk/
Syllables
ˈwed · lɑːk (2 syllables)
Modern English
wedlockplightedplighted trothtrothpledge

Meaning

  1. pledge

  2. plighted troth

  3. wedlock

Declension

Declension of wedlac
SingularPlural
Nominative wedlācwedlāc
Accusative wedlācwedlāc
Genitive wedlāceswedlāca
Dative wedlācewedlācum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From wedd (“pledge, agreement”) + -lāc (suffix denoting activity or process).

Descendants

wedlock

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