eored

Old English

Alternative forms

• ēorod, ēoryd, īored, ȳrod

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ehwaraidu, from Proto-Germanic *ehwaraidō (“horse-riding”), equivalent to eoh +‎ rād.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜oː.red/

Noun

ēored f or n

1. a cavalry; band; troop; legion

Declension

Fem

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ēored	ēoreda, ēorede
accusative	ēorede	ēoreda, ēorede
genitive	ēorede	ēoreda
dative	ēorede	ēoredum

Neut

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ēored	ēored
accusative	ēored	ēored
genitive	ēoredes	ēoreda
dative	ēorede	ēoredum

Derived terms

• ēoredċiest
• ēoredmann