Old English · noun
gebæru
Normalised ġebǣru
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong īn-stem
- IPA
- /jeˈbæː.ru/
- Syllables
- je · ˈbæː · ru (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- behaviordemeanorgesturemannerismmannersconduct
Meaning
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behavior
-
conduct, manners
-
disposition, demeanor
Blīþe ġebǣro ful oft wit bēotedan þæt unc ne ġedǣlde nemne dēað āna ōwiht elles.
With merry bearing well oft we swore that nothing else but the death only will tear us from each other.
10th century, The Wife's Lament: -
gesture, mannerism
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gabārī. Cognate with Old Saxon gibāri, Old High German gibāri.
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