stigweard
Old English
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Etymology
From stiġ (“hall”) + weard (“guard”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstijˌwæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈstijˌwæ͜ɑrˠd]
Noun
stiġweard n
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | stiġweard | stiġweardas |
| accusative | stiġweard | stiġweardas |
| genitive | stiġweardes | stiġwearda |
| dative | stiġwearde | stiġweardum |
Descendants
- English: steward
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “stig-weard”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.