N. gwaedh n. “bond, troth, compact, oath” (Category: Oath)

N. gwaedh, n. “bond, troth, compact, oath” (Category: Oath)

References ✧ Ety/WED; PE22/32

Glosses

• “bond” ✧ PE22/32 (gwaeð)
• “bond, troth, compact, oath” ✧ Ety/WED (gwaeð)

Variations

• gwaeð ✧ Ety/WED; PE22/32

Inflections

i ngweið

nasal-mutation plural; gw-mutation

“the bonds”

✧ PE22/32

Cognates

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

Derivations

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

Phonetic Developments

ON. waide > gwaeð

[waide] > [gwaide] > [gwaiðe] > [gwaið] > [gwaeð]

✧ Ety/WED