Old English · adjective
gearu
Normalised ġearu
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈjæ͜ɑ.ru/
- Syllables
- ˈjæ͜ɑ · ru (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- finishedpreparedcompleteready
gearu1 · adjective
Senses
-
ready, prepared (+ dative for something)
Hafa him þonne ōðer bæþ ġeara.
Then have another bath ready for him.
Bald's Leechbook -
complete, finished
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ġearuġearo | ġearuġearo | ġearuġearo |
| Accusative | ġearone | ġearwe | ġearuġearo |
| Genitive | ġearwes | ġearore | ġearwes |
| Dative | ġearwum | ġearore | ġearwum |
| Instrumental | ġearwe | ġearore | ġearwe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ġearwe | ġearwaġearwe | ġearuġearo |
| Accusative | ġearwe | ġearwaġearwe | ġearuġearo |
| Genitive | ġearora | ġearora | ġearora |
| Dative | ġearwum | ġearwum | ġearwum |
| Instrumental | ġearwum | ġearwum | ġearwum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ġearwa | ġearwe | ġearwe |
| Accusative | ġearwan | ġearwan | ġearwe |
| Genitive | ġearwan | ġearwan | ġearwan |
| Dative | ġearwan | ġearwan | ġearwan |
| Instrumental | ġearwan | ġearwan | ġearwan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ġearwan | ġearwan | ġearwan |
| Accusative | ġearwan | ġearwan | ġearwan |
| Genitive | ġearoraġearwena | ġearoraġearwena | ġearoraġearwena |
| Dative | ġearwum | ġearwum | ġearwum |
| Instrumental | ġearwum | ġearwum | ġearwum |
gearu2 · adverb · alternative form
Senses
-
alternative form of ġearwe
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *garu, from Proto-Germanic *garwaz.
Descendants
yare
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