leodweard

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to lēod +‎ weard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle͜oːd.wæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈle͜oːd.wæ͜ɑrˠd]

Noun

lēodweard f (nominative plural lēodwearda)

1. the guard or government of a people or country

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	lēodweard	lēodwearda, lēodwearde
accusative	lēodwearde	lēodwearda, lēodwearde
genitive	lēodwearde	lēodwearda
dative	lēodwearde	lēodweardum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “LĒODWEARD”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.