cearu

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Old English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *karō (“care, sorrow, cry”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“to shout, call”) (compare Latin garriō (“chatter”) and Old Irish gairid (“call”)). Cognate with Old Saxon kara, Old High German chara (“grief”), Old Norse kǫr (“sickbed”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (kara). Related to ċeariġ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ċearu f (nominative plural ċeare)

  1. suffering, sorrow, grief
    • The Wanderer, ll. 8–9:
      Oft iċ sċeolde āna ūhtna gehwylċe / mīne ċeare cwīþan
      Often I had alone to speak of my trouble each morning before dawn.
  2. anxiety
  3. care, caution
    • Beowulf, ll. 1303–04:
      Ċearu wæs ġenīwod / ġeworden in wīcum
      Care had been renewed in the dwellings.

Declension[edit]

Declension of cearu (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cearu ceara, ceare
accusative ceare ceara, ceare
genitive ceare ceara
dative ceare cearum

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