wæd

See also: vad, wad, WAD, văd, wäd, våd, vað, and váð

Old English

Alternative forms

• ƿǣd — wynn spelling

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wæːd/

Noun

wǣd f

1. garment, item of clothing

Derived terms

• heaþowǣd

Descendants

• English: weed

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wæd/

Noun

wæd n

1. shallow water
2. ford

Declension

Declension of wæd (strong a-stem)

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