LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

wardō

wardō (present infinitive wardāre, perfect active wardāvī, supine wardātum)

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinto herd (cattle)
  2. EarlyMedieval Latinto guard

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.wardōwardābamwardābōwardāvīwardāveramwardāverō
2nd sg.wardāswardābāswardābiswardāvistīwardāverāswardāveris
3rd sg.wardatwardābatwardābitwardāvitwardāveratwardāverit
1st pl.wardāmuswardābāmuswardābimuswardāvimuswardāverāmuswardāverimus
2nd pl.wardātiswardābātiswardābitiswardāvistiswardāverātiswardāveritis
3rd pl.wardantwardābantwardābuntwardāvērunt
wardāvēre
wardāverantwardāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.wardemwardāremwardāverimwardāvissem
2nd sg.wardēswardārēswardāverīswardāvissēs
3rd sg.wardetwardāretwardāveritwardāvisset
1st pl.wardēmuswardārēmuswardāverīmuswardāvissēmus
2nd pl.wardētiswardārētiswardāverītiswardāvissētis
3rd pl.wardentwardārentwardāverintwardāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.wardorwardābarwardābor
2nd sg.wardāris
wardāre
wardābāris
wardābāre
wardāberis
wardābere
3rd sg.wardāturwardābāturwardābitur
1st pl.wardāmurwardābāmurwardābimur
2nd pl.wardāminīwardābāminīwardābiminī
3rd pl.wardanturwardābanturwardābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.warderwardārer
2nd sg.wardēris
wardēre
wardārēris
wardārēre
3rd sg.wardēturwardārētur
1st pl.wardēmurwardārēmur
2nd pl.wardēminīwardārēminī
3rd pl.wardenturwardārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.wardāwardāre
pres. 2nd pl.wardātewardāminī
fut. 2nd sg.wardātōwardātor
fut. 3rd sg.wardātōwardātor
fut. 2nd pl.wardātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.wardantōwardantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivewardārewardārī
perfect infinitivewardāvissewardātum esse
future infinitivewardātūrum essewardātum īrī
present participlewardāns—
perfect participle—wardātus
future participlewardātūruswardandus
gerundwardandī, wardandō, wardandumsupinewardātum, wardātū

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *wardōn (“to guard, protect”). Supposedly attested in the seventh century in the form guardāre, but this has yet to be confirmed. The earliest certain attestation appears to be the prefixed rewardant in the Reichenau Glossary.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanguardar
  • Catalangordar
  • Occitangardarfrom Old Occitan gardar
  • Franco-Provençalgouardar
  • Old Frenchguarder
  • Gasconguardarfrom Old Occitan gardar
  • Gasconuerdarfrom Old Occitan gardar
  • Gasconuardarfrom Old Occitan gardar
  • Gasconguararfrom Old Occitan gardar
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseguardarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese guardar
  • Spanishguardar
  • Aragoneseguardar
  • Galiciangardarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese guardar
  • Galicianguardarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese guardar
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianguardare
  • Istriotvardà
  • Sicilianguardari
  • Sicilianvardari
  • Venetanvardar
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianvuardâ
  • Romanshvurdar
  • Romanshguardar
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombardvardà
  • Piedmontesevardé
  • Piedmonteseguardé
  • Piedmontesegardé

In English words that came into English from wardō

  • award*exwardare
  • guardwardō
  • wardenwardō

Quick answers

What does wardō mean in Latin?
wardō, a verb, means “to herd (cattle); to guard”.
What are the principal parts of wardō?
wardō, wardāre, wardāvī, wardātum (first conjugation).
Which English words come from wardō?
English words that go back to Latin wardō include guard, warden and award.