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Old English · noun

caru

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈkɑ.ru/
Syllables
ˈkɑ · ru (2 syllables)
Modern English
careworryanxiety

Meaning

  1. worry, anxiety, care

  2. sorrow, grief

    mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān…

    Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow alone at every dawn. There is no one alive…

    Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe

Declension

Declension of caru
SingularPlural
Nominative carucaraċeare
Accusative careċearecaraċeare
Genitive careċearecara
Dative careċearecarum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *karu, from Proto-Germanic *karō. Cognate with Old Saxon kara, Old High German kara, Old Norse kǫr (“sickbed”), Gothic (kara).

Descendants

care

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