ærendwreca

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ǣrende +‎ wreca. See ǣrendraca also.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæː.rendˌwre.kɑ/

Noun

ǣrendwreca m

1. messenger, ambassador

Declension

Weak:

	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^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǢRENDWRECA supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.