"Eadwacer" meaning in Old English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌwɑ.kor/ Forms: Ēadwacor [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *Audawakr. Equivalent to ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) + wacor (“watchful, vigilant”). Cognate with Latin Odoacer. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*Audawakr}} Proto-West Germanic *Audawakr, {{af|ang|ēad|wacor|t1=happiness, prosperity|t2=watchful, vigilant}} ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) + wacor (“watchful, vigilant”), {{cog|la|Odoacer}} Latin Odoacer Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Ēadwacor|sort=}} Ēadwacor m, {{ang-proper noun|m|head=Ēadwacor}} Ēadwacor m
  1. a male given name
    Sense id: en-Eadwacer-ang-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Old English given names, Old English male given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44
  2. Eadwacer; character in the Old English poem Wulf and Eadwacer.
    Sense id: en-Eadwacer-ang-name-Zcb70CvW Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50
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