wardein

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman wardein, from warder (to guard), variant of Old French guarder (to guard) (whence modern French garder, also English guard), from Proto-Germanic *ward-. Cognate with Middle English garde.

Noun

wardein (plural wardeins)

  1. a warden

Descendants

  • English: warden

References

Old French

Etymology

Found in northern dialects/Old Northern French, such as Old Norman. From *guardein, from the verb guarder, of Germanic origin. Compare also warder.

Noun

wardein oblique singularm (oblique plural wardeinz, nominative singular wardeinz, nominative plural wardein)

  1. (Old Northern French, Anglo-Norman) protector; guard; guardian

Descendants