Old English · noun

teoru

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈte͜o.ru/
Syllables: ˈte͜o · ru (2 syllables)
Modern English: tar earwax resin

Meaning

tar, resin
earwax

Declension

Declension of teoru
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	teoru	teoru
Accusative	teoru	teoru
Genitive	teorwes	teorwa
Dative	teorwe	teorwum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-. Compare Proto-Germanic *trewą (> English tree), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”). Cognate with Middle Low German ter (Dutch teer, German Teer), Old Norse tjara.

Descendants

tar

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