Waldhere

Old English

Alternative forms

Waldere
Wealdhere

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".

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