wæd

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wad"

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wēdiz. Cognate with Old Saxon wād, Old High German wāt, Old Norse váð (Icelandic voð, Swedish våd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæːd/
  • Rhymes: -æːd

Noun

wǣd f

  1. garment, item of clothing
Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative wǣd wǣde, wǣda
accusative wǣd, wǣde wǣde, wǣda
genitive wǣde wǣda
dative wǣde wǣdum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: wede

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wadą, from Proto-Indo-European *wadʰom. Cognate with Old High German wat, Old Norse vað (Icelandic vað, Swedish vad); Latin vadum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæd/
  • Rhymes: -æd

Noun

wæd n

  1. shallow water
  2. ford
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wæd wadu
accusative wæd wadu
genitive wædes wada
dative wæde wadum
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