Old English · noun

searu

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong wa-stem
IPA: /ˈsæ͜ɑ.ru/
Syllables: ˈsæ͜ɑ · ru (2 syllables)
Modern English: machine contrivance trappings armor stratagem war-gear gear

Meaning

machine
device, contrivance
deceit, stratagem
armor, war-gear, trappings

Declension

Declension of searu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	searu	searu searwa searwe
Accusative	searu searwe	searu searwa searwe
Genitive	searwes searwe	searwa
Dative	searwe	searwum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *saru, from Proto-Germanic *sarwą, from Proto-Indo-European *serw- (“to guard”) or *ser- (“to bind together”). Cognate with Gothic (sarwa, “weaponry, armour”), Old High German saro (“war equipment”), Old Norse sörvi (“sword”).

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