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Old English · noun

spearwa

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈspæ͜ɑr.wɑ/
[ˈspæ͜ɑrˠ.wɑ]
Syllables
ˈspæ͜ɑr · wɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
sparrowcalfleg

Meaning

  1. sparrow

    Hēo ġeseah spearwan nest on ānum lāwertreowe.

    She saw a sparrow's nest in a laurel tree.

    The Old English Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew

  2. the calf of the leg

Declension

Declension of spearwa
SingularPlural
Nominative spearwaspearwan
Accusative spearwanspearwan
Genitive spearwanspearwena
Dative spearwanspearwum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sparwô.

Descendants

sparrow

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