Old English · noun

eare

Normalised ēare

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈæ͜ɑː.re/
Syllables: ˈæ͜ɑː · re (2 syllables)
Modern English: eare ears ear organ hearing

Meaning

ear (organ of hearing)

Hī habbað eoseles ēaran ⁊ sċeapes wulle ⁊ fugles fēt.

They have the ears of a donkey, the wool of a sheep, and the feet of a bird.
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Declension

Declension of eare
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ēare	ēaran
Accusative	ēare	ēaran
Genitive	ēaran	ēarena
Dative	ēaran	ēarum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-. Cognate with Old Frisian āre, Old Saxon ōra, Old Dutch ōra, Old High German ōra, Old Norse eyra, Gothic (ausō).

Descendants

ear, eare, ears

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