cearu
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Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Germanic *kar-, perhaps from the same Indo-European root as Latin garrire ‘chatter’. Cognate with Old Saxon kara, Old High German chara ‘grief’, Old Norse kǫr ‘sickbed’, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰. Related to ċeariġ.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈkæɑru/
Noun [edit]
cearu f (nominative plural ceare)
- suffering, sorrow, grief
- Ic sceolde ana mine ceare cwiðan: I must speak my suffering alone.
- anxiety
- care, caution
- Cearu wæs geniwod geworden in wicum: care had been renewed in the dwellings. (Beowulf)
Declension [edit]
Declension of cearu (strong ō-stem)
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- English: care
