wealdend

Old English

Alternative forms

• waldend

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waldandz; equivalent to the present participle of wealdan (“to rule”). Cognate with Gothic *𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (*waldands), Old Saxon waldand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæ͜ɑl.dend/, [ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.dend]

Noun

wealdend m

1. controller, master
2. ruler, governor, sovereign
3. possessor, lord

Declension

Declension of wealdend (strong nd-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wealdend	wealdend, wealdende, wealdendas
accusative	wealdend	wealdend, wealdende, wealdendas
genitive	wealdendes	wealdendra
dative	wealdende	wealdendum

Descendants

• Middle English: weldende, weldent, welden, weldene, weldinde, wealdend, wealdende, wealdent, wældend, waldend, waldende, walden

References

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