batweard
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bāt (“boat, ship, vessel”) + weard (“ward, guardian, keeper”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bātweard m
- ship's watchman; keeper or commander of a ship
- Beowulf, lines 1900-1901
- He þæm batwearde bunden golde swurd gesealde.
- He gave the ship's watchman a bound gold sword.
- Beowulf, lines 1900-1901
Declension
[edit]Declension of batweard (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | bātweard | bātweardas |
accusative | bātweard | bātweardas |
genitive | bātweardes | bātwearda |
dative | bātwearde | bātweardum |