Old English · noun
uhtcaru
Normalised ūhtcaru
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- IPA
- /ˈuːxtˌkɑ.ru/
- Syllables
- ˈuːxt · ˌkɑ · ru (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- pre-dawnpre-
Meaning
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pre-dawn anxiety
c. 10th century, The Wife's Lament, lines 7b-8
I had pre-dawn anxiety, wondering where in the world my prince might be
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From ūhta + caru.
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