wealhstod

• ƿealhstod

From wealh (“foreigner”) plus an unknown element *stod.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæɑ̯lhˌstod/, [ˈwæɑ̯ɫxˌstod]

wealhstod m

1. translator, interpreter
   • c. 900, The Consolation of Philosophy

     Ælfrēd cyning wæs wealhstod þisse bēċ.

     King Alfred was the translator of this book.

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "St. Gregory the Great, Pope of Rome"

     Augustīnus hæfde ġenumen wealhstodas of Francena rīċe, swā swā Grēgorius him bebēad, and hē þurh þāra wealhstoda mūþ þām cyninge and his lēode Godes word bodode.

     Augustine had taken interpreters from France, as Gregory had directed him, and through the mouth of those interpreters he preached God's word to the king and his people.

   • c. 900, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Nāmon hīe ēac swelċe him wealhstodas of Franclande mid, swā him Grēgorius bebēad.

     They also took with them interpreters from France, as Gregory had directed them.

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Assumption of the Blessed Mary"

     Hīerōnymus is se fyrmesta wealhstod betwēoh Ebrēisċum and Crēcum and Lǣdenwarum.

     Jerome is the first translator between the Hebrews, the Greeks, and the Romans.