duruweard
Old English
Alternative forms
- dūruƿeard – wynn spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *durawardaz. Equivalent to dūru (“door”) + weard (“guardian, watchman”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (daurawards, “porter, gatekeeper”), Icelandic dyravörður (“porter”) and German Torwart (“goalkeeper”).
Noun
dūruweard m
- doorkeeper, porter
Declension
Declension of duruweard (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dūruweard | dūruweardas |
| accusative | dūruweard | dūruweardas |
| genitive | dūruweardes | dūruwearda |
| dative | dūruwearde | dūruweardum |
Descendants
- Middle English: dōrward
References
- dūruweard in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary