werod

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *werud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe.rod/

Noun

werod n

1. 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.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	werod	werod
accusative	werod	werod
genitive	werodes	weroda
dative	werode	werodum

Derived terms

• efenwerod
• wuldorwerod