weard
Old English
noun
Definitions
- guard
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wardaz (turned toward, turned, in the direction of, facing).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wardaz
Gloss
turned toward, turned, in the direction of, facing
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Warcop English
- ward English
- Warte German
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *wert- Proto-Indo-European
- *durawardaz Proto-Germanic
- *wardaz Proto-Germanic
- *warduz Proto-Germanic
- *wardō Proto-Germanic
- *warþō Proto-Germanic
- vård Swedish
- -weard Old English
- andweard Old English
- andweardian Old English
- andweardnes Old English
- batweard Old English
- bāt Old English
- ciricweard Old English
- copp Old English
- duruweard Old English
- dūru Old English
- eþelweard Old English
- feorh Old English
- feorhweard Old English
- hlaford Old English
- hlāf Old English
- leodweard Old English
- lēod Old English
- steall Old English
- sæweard Old English
- sǣ Old English
- weardsteall Old English
- wyrt Old English
- wyrtweard Old English
- æfweard Old English
- æfweardnes Old English
- ċiriċe Old English
- ēþel Old English
- rereward Middle English
- ward Middle English
- warderobe Middle English
- barda Irish
- varða Old Norse
- vǫrðr Old Norse
- Granville Old French
- varða Icelandic
- warta Old High German
- warte Middle High German
- *abaward gmw-pro
- *andaward gmw-pro
- *wardu gmw-pro
- inwordes Middle Low German