Eadweard

== Old English == === Alternative forms === Ēadward, Ēaduuard === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz. Equivalent to ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) +‎ weard (“guard”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌwæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈæ͜ɑːdˌwæ͜ɑrˠd] === Proper noun === Ēadweard m a male given name, equivalent to English Edward The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: EdwardEnglish: Edward→ Norwegian: Edvard→ Swedish: Edvard→ Danish: Edvard→ Icelandic: Eðvarð→ Faroese: Edvard (or possibly directly from English)Yola: Edweard → Old Norse: JátvarðrFaroese: JatvarðurIcelandic: JátvarðurOld Swedish: Jedvard → Old French: EdwardMiddle French: EdouardFrench: Édouard, Edouard→ English: Eduard→ German: Eduard → Latin: Edwardus, Eduardus (chiefly used outside of England)Italian: Edoardo, EduardoSpanish: EduardoPortuguese: Eduardo → Irish: Éadbhard === References === “King Edward to Ælfstan, bishop; grant of 13 hides (mansae) at Kingston Bagpuize, Berks.”, in The Electronic Sawyer: Online Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Charters‎[1], University of Cambridge, 2011, S 828: “Eaduuard”