efenwerod

Old English

Alternative forms

efenweorod, efenweorud, efnwerod, efenwerud
efenƿerod – wynn spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to efen- (“co-, fellow-”) +‎ werod (“company, troop”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈe.fen.we.rod/, [ˈe.ven.we.rod]

Noun

efenwerod n (nominative plural efenwerodu)

soldier of the same company, fellow-soldier, comrade

Declension

Declension of efenwerod (strong-a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	efenwerod	efenwerodu
accusative	efenwerod	efenwerodu
genitive	efenwerodes	efenweroda
dative	efenwerode	efenwerodum

Synonyms

efencempa m

References

Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921

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