Old English · adjective
gleaw
Normalised glēaw
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ɡlæ͜ɑːw/
- Syllables
- ɡlæ͜ɑːw (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- wiseprudent
Meaning
-
wise, prudent
þonne ealle þisse worulde wela · wēste stondeð;
A wise man must understand how spiritual it is when all wealth of this world stands empty;
Onġietan sċeal glēaw hæle · hū gǣstlīċ bið,
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | glēaw | glēaw | glēaw |
| Accusative | glēawne | glēawe | glēaw |
| Genitive | glēawes | glēawre | glēawes |
| Dative | glēawum | glēawre | glēawum |
| Instrumental | glēawe | glēawre | glēawe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | glēawe | glēawaglēawe | glēaw |
| Accusative | glēawe | glēawaglēawe | glēaw |
| Genitive | glēawra | glēawra | glēawra |
| Dative | glēawum | glēawum | glēawum |
| Instrumental | glēawum | glēawum | glēawum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | glēawa | glēawe | glēawe |
| Accusative | glēawan | glēawan | glēawe |
| Genitive | glēawan | glēawan | glēawan |
| Dative | glēawan | glēawan | glēawan |
| Instrumental | glēawan | glēawan | glēawan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | glēawan | glēawan | glēawan |
| Accusative | glēawan | glēawan | glēawan |
| Genitive | glēawraglēawena | glēawraglēawena | glēawraglēawena |
| Dative | glēawum | glēawum | glēawum |
| Instrumental | glēawum | glēawum | glēawum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *glauw, cognate with Old High German glau, Old Saxon glau, Old Norse glǫggr, gløggr.
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