wædla

Old English

Alternative forms

• wēdla, wēþla

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wāþlō, from Proto-West Germanic *wāþl (“poor, needy”). Cognate with Old High German wādal (“poor, needy”).

Adjective

wǣdla

1. poor, in need

Declension

Declension of wǣdla — Weak only

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wǣdla	wǣdle	wǣdle
Accusative	wǣdlan	wǣdlan	wǣdle
Genitive	wǣdlan	wǣdlan	wǣdlan
Dative	wǣdlan	wǣdlan	wǣdlan
Instrumental	wǣdlan	wǣdlan	wǣdlan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wǣdlan	wǣdlan	wǣdlan
Accusative	wǣdlan	wǣdlan	wǣdlan
Genitive	wǣdelra, wǣdlena	wǣdelra, wǣdlena	wǣdelra, wǣdlena
Dative	wǣdlum	wǣdlum	wǣdlum
Instrumental	wǣdlum	wǣdlum	wǣdlum

Related terms

• wǣdlnes
• wǣdl
• wǣdlian
• wǣdliġ
• wǣdlung

Descendants

• Middle English: wædle, wedle

Noun

wǣdla m

1. a poor or needy man, beggar

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	wǣdla	wǣdlan
accusative	wǣdlan	wǣdlan
genitive	wǣdlan	wǣdlena
dative	wǣdlan	wǣdlum