weolocread

Old English

Alternative forms

• wolcnrēad

Etymology

From weoloc (“whelk”) +‎ rēad (“red”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe͜o.lokˌræ͜ɑːd/

Adjective

weolocrēad

1. of the reddish color derived from whelk snails; scarlet or purple

   Synonyms: fellerēad, purpul, weolcenrēad, weolocbasu

Declension

Declension of weolocrēad — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weolocrēad	weolocrēad	weolocrēad
Accusative	weolocrēadne	weolocrēade	weolocrēad
Genitive	weolocrēades	weolocrēadre	weolocrēades
Dative	weolocrēadum	weolocrēadre	weolocrēadum
Instrumental	weolocrēade	weolocrēadre	weolocrēade
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weolocrēade	weolocrēada, weolocrēade	weolocrēad
Accusative	weolocrēade	weolocrēada, weolocrēade	weolocrēad
Genitive	weolocrēadra	weolocrēadra	weolocrēadra
Dative	weolocrēadum	weolocrēadum	weolocrēadum
Instrumental	weolocrēadum	weolocrēadum	weolocrēadum

Declension of weolocrēad — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weolocrēada	weolocrēade	weolocrēade
Accusative	weolocrēadan	weolocrēadan	weolocrēade
Genitive	weolocrēadan	weolocrēadan	weolocrēadan
Dative	weolocrēadan	weolocrēadan	weolocrēadan
Instrumental	weolocrēadan	weolocrēadan	weolocrēadan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	weolocrēadan	weolocrēadan	weolocrēadan
Accusative	weolocrēadan	weolocrēadan	weolocrēadan
Genitive	weolocrēadra, weolocrēadena	weolocrēadra, weolocrēadena	weolocrēadra, weolocrēadena
Dative	weolocrēadum	weolocrēadum	weolocrēadum
Instrumental	weolocrēadum	weolocrēadum	weolocrēadum

Related terms

• weolcenrēad

Descendants

• Middle English: welkred, welkered

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “weoloc-reád”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.