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Old English · proper noun

Gyrwe

Normalised Ġyrwe

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈjyr.we/
[ˈjyrˠ.we]
Syllables
ˈjyr · we (2 syllables)
Modern English
jarrowgyrwas

Meaning

  1. Jarrow

  2. the Gyrwas

Declension

Declension of Gyrwe
Plural
Nominative Ġyrwe
Accusative Ġyrwe
Genitive Ġyrwa
Dative Ġyrwum

All forms (3)

Etymology

Likely derived from Proto-Germanic *gurwijō (“marsh, fen”). Equivalent to ġyru + -e ("marsh folk")

Descendants

gyrwas, jarrow

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