wæd

See also vad, văd, váð, vað, våd, wād, wad, and WAD

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wēdiz. Cognate with Old Saxon wād, Old High German wāt, Old Norse váð (Icelandic voð, Swedish våd).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wæːd/

Noun

wǣd f

1. garment, item of clothing

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wadą, from Proto-Indo-European *wadʰom. Cognate with Old High German wat, Old Norse vað (Icelandic vað, Swedish vad); Latin vadum.

Noun

wæd n

1. shallow water
2. ford

Declension

    Declension of wæd (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	wæd	wadu
accusative	wæd	wadu
genitive	wædes	wada
dative	wæde	wadum