Waldhere
Old English
Alternative forms
- Waldere
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Waldahari, from Proto-Germanic *Waldaharjaz, from *waldą (“might, power, authority”) + *harjaz (“army leader, commander, warrior”). Cognate to Old Northern French Waltier and Old High German Waltheri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɑldˌxe.re/, [ˈwɑɫdˌhe.re]
Proper noun
Waldhere m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Walter
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 75 (Æthelred, king of Mercia, to Oslaf, his former minister and now a servant of God at Worcester; grant of 10 hides (manentes) at Wychbold, Worcs), a man named Waldhere is mentioned as "Waldhere".