leodweard

Old English

Alternative forms
  • lēodƿeard – wynn spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to lēod +‎ weard.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈle͜oːd.wæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈle͜oːd.wæ͜ɑrˠd]

Noun

lēodweard f (nominative plural lēodwearda)

  1. the guard or government of a people or country

Declension
Declension of leodweard (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lēodweard lēodwearda, lēodwearde
accusative lēodwearde lēodwearda, lēodwearde
genitive lēodwearde lēodwearda
dative lēodwearde lēodweardum

References
  • LĒODWEARD in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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