wealdend
Old English
Alternative forms
- waldend
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *waldandz; equivalent to the present participle of wealdan (“to rule”). Cognate with Gothic *𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (*waldands), Old Saxon waldand.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwæ͜ɑl.dend/, [ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.dend]
Noun
wealdend m
- controller, master
- ruler, governor, sovereign
- possessor, lord
Declension
Declension of wealdend (strong nd-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wealdend | wealdend, wealdende, wealdendas |
| accusative | wealdend | wealdend, wealdende, wealdendas |
| genitive | wealdendes | wealdendra |
| dative | wealdende | wealdendum |
Descendants
- Middle English: weldende, weldent, welden, weldene, weldinde, wealdend, wealdende, wealdent, wældend, waldend, waldende, walden
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “wealdend”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.