Old English · noun

gerar

Normalised ġerār

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /jeˈrɑːr/
Syllables: je · ˈrɑːr (2 syllables)
Modern English: roar howl

Meaning

roar, howl

Ic nāht ōþres ne ġehȳrde būtan lēona grymetunge and wulfa ġerār

I heard nothing other but the roar of lions and howling of wolves

Declension

Declension of gerar
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ġerār	ġerār
Accusative	ġerār	ġerār
Genitive	ġerāres	ġerāra
Dative	ġerāre	ġerārum

Etymology

From ġe- + *rār, from Proto-West Germanic *rair, from Proto-Germanic *rairą, from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to scream; roar; howl; bark”). More at Old English rārian (“to roar”).

Descendants

roar

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