ærendwreca

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ǣrende +‎ wreca. See ǣrendraca also.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæː.rendˌwre.kɑ/

Noun

ǣrendwreca m

messenger, ambassador

Declension

Declension of ærendwreca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ǣrendwreca	ǣrendwrecan
accusative	ǣrendwrecan	ǣrendwrecan
genitive	ǣrendwrecan	ǣrendwrecena
dative	ǣrendwrecan	ǣrendwrecum

Synonyms

ambihtseċġ
ǣrendraca
spelboda

Derived terms

ǣrendwreccan (“to send a message”)

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǢRENDWRECA”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǢRENDWRECA supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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