eldertongue

Old English · noun

carr

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/kɑrr/
[kɑrˠ]
Syllables
kɑrr (1 syllable)
Modern English
carrstonerock

Meaning

  1. stone, rock

    […] ðē Hǣlend cwēð him, “Ðū arð Symon sunu Iōhannes. Ðū bist ġiċēġed [Cēphās],” ðæt is ġitrahtad carr.

    […] Jesus said to him, “Thou art Simon, son of John. Thou wilt be called Cephas,” which is translated ‘stone’ [Peter].

    c. 950~970, Rushworth Gospels, John 1:42

Declension

Declension of carr
SingularPlural
Nominative carrcarras
Accusative carrcarras
Genitive carrescarra
Dative carrecarrum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Celtic, perhaps from Old Welsh carrecc, from Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”).

Descendants

carr

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