From ȳþ (“wave”) + lād (“course”).
- IPA(key): /ˈyːθˌlɑːd/, [ˈyːðˌlɑːd]
ȳþlād f (nominative plural ȳþlāde or ȳþlāda)
- (poetic) voyage, crossing
- Gode þancedon þæs þe him yþlade eaðe wurdon. ― They thanked God that the voyage had gone easily for them. (Beowulf ll. 227-8)