eored

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ēorod, ēoryd, īored, ȳrod

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ehwaraidu, from Proto-Germanic *ehwaraidō (“horse-riding”), equivalent to eoh +‎ rād.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe͜oː.red/

Noun

ēored f or n

  1. a cavalry; band; troop; legion

Declension

Fem

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative ēored ēoreda, ēorede
accusative ēorede ēoreda, ēorede
genitive ēorede ēoreda
dative ēorede ēoredum
Neut

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ēored ēored
accusative ēored ēored
genitive ēoredes ēoreda
dative ēorede ēoredum

Derived terms

  • ēoredċiest
  • ēoredmann
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