wealdend

Old English

Alternative forms
  • waldend

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waldandz; equivalent to the present participle of wealdan (β€œto rule”). Cognate with Gothic *π…πŒ°πŒ»πŒ³πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πƒ (*waldands), Old Saxon waldand.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwΓ¦ΝœΙ‘l.dend/, [ˈwΓ¦ΝœΙ‘Ι«.dend]

Noun

wealdend m

  1. controller, master
  2. ruler, governor, sovereign
  3. 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, wΓ¦ldend, waldend, waldende, walden

References
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