S. [N.] gwaedh, n. “bond, troth, compact, oath”

N. gwaedh n. “bond, troth, compact, oath”

References ✧ Ety/WED; PE22/32

Glosses

• “bond” ✧ PE22/032.0305 (gwaeð)
• “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED.034 (gwaeð)

Variations

• gwaeð ✧ Ety/WED.034; PE22/032.0305

Inflections

i ngweið

nasal-mutation plural

“the bonds”

✧ PE22/032.0308

Cognates

• ᴹQ. vére “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED.030 (vēre)
• ON. waide “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED.032

Derivations

• < ON. waide “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED.032
  • < ᴹ✶wǣdē “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED.024
    • < ᴹ√WED “bind” ✧ Ety/WED.001

Phonetic Developments

ON. waide > gwaeð

[waide] > [gwaide] > [gwaiðe] > [gwaeðe] > [gwaeð]

✧ Ety/WED.034