weard

See also: -weard

Old English

Alternative forms

• uueard, ward

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wæ͜ɑrd/, [wæ͜ɑrˠd]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *ward, from Proto-Germanic *wardaz, related to a stem-verb *warōną (“be on guard”) (whence warian).

Cognate with Old High German warta (“watch”) (German Warte (“watchtower”)), Old Saxon warda (Middle Dutch warde), Old Norse varða (“cairn”).

Noun

weard m

1. guard

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	weard	weardas
accusative	weard	weardas
genitive	weardes	wearda
dative	wearde	weardum

Derived terms

• heofonweard
• nihtweard
• sċipweard

Descendants

• Middle English: warde, ward
  • Scots: ward
  • English: ward

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *wardu, from Proto-Germanic *wardō.

Noun

weard f

1. guard, the action of looking out for danger

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	weard	wearda, wearde
accusative	wearde	wearda, wearde
genitive	wearde	wearda
dative	wearde	weardum

Descendants

• Middle English: warde, ward
  • Scots: ward
  • English: ward

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd, from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz.

Noun

weard n

1. alternative form of wād

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	weard	weard
accusative	weard	weard
genitive	weardes	wearda
dative	wearde	weardum