duruweard
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *durawardaz. Equivalent to duru (“door”) + weard (“guardian, watchman”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (daurawards, “porter, gatekeeper”), Icelandic dyravörður (“porter”) and German Torwart (“goalkeeper”).
Declension
Declension of duruweard (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | duruweard | duruweardas |
| accusative | duruweard | duruweardas |
| genitive | duruweardes | duruwearda |
| dative | duruwearde | duruweardum |
Descendants
- Middle English: dorward
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “dūruweard”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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