werod
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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *werud.
Pronunciation
Noun
werod n
- troop, company, army
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- On þām ġefeohte ēac swylċe Ðēodbald Æþelfriþes brōþor was ofslæġen mid ealle þȳ weorode þe hē lǣdde.
- Likewise in that battle Theodbald, Aethelfrith's brother, was slain with the whole army that he led.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
Strong a-stem:
Derived terms
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