cearu
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
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)
- 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.
- Oft iċ sċeolde āna ūhtna gehwylċe / mīne ċeare cwīþan
- The Wanderer, ll. 8–9:
- anxiety
- care, caution
- Beowulf, ll. 1303–04:
- Ċearu wæs ġenīwod / ġeworden in wīcum
- Care had been renewed in the dwellings.
- Ċearu wæs ġenīwod / ġeworden in wīcum
- Beowulf, ll. 1303–04:
Declension[edit]
Declension of cearu (strong ō-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: care