cwead

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Old English

Alternative forms

  • cƿēad — wynn spelling

Etymology

From earlier *cwǣd, from Proto-Germanic *kwēdą (“manure; filth”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₁dʰ- (“excrement”)[1]. Akin to Old Frisian quād (“bad, evil”), Dutch kwaad (“evil, bad”), Old High German quāt (“bad”) (German Kot (“excrement”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cwēad n

  1. dung, excrement
  2. filth

Declension

Declension of cwead (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cwēad cwēad
accusative cwēad cwēad
genitive cwēades cwēada
dative cwēade cwēadum

References

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