wedlac

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwed.lɑːk/

Noun

wedlāc n

1. pledge
2. plighted troth
3. wedlock

Declension

Declension of wedlāc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wedlāc	wedlāc
accusative	wedlāc	wedlāc
genitive	wedlāces	wedlāca
dative	wedlāce	wedlācum

Descendants

• Middle English: wedlac, weddlac, wedlak, wedlayk, wedlok, wedlocke
  • Scots: wedlaik
  • English: wedlock