werod
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *werud.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]werod n
- troop, company, army
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- On þām ġefeohte ēac swylċe Ðēodbald Æþelfriþes brōþor was ofslæġen mid ealle þȳ weorode þe hē lǣdde.
- Likewise in that battle Theodbald, Aethelfrith's brother, was slain with the whole army that he led.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | werod | werod |
| accusative | werod | werod |
| genitive | werodes | weroda |
| dative | werode | werodum |