cearu

Old English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɑru/

Noun

cearu f (nominative plural ceare)

1. suffering, sorrow, grief

   Ic sceolde ana mine ceare cwiðan: I must speak my suffering alone.

2. anxiety
3. care, caution

   Cearu wæs geniwod geworden in wicum: care had been renewed in the dwellings. (Beowulf)

Declension

Declension of cearu (strong ō-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	cearu	ceara, ceare
accusative	ceare	ceara, ceare
genitive	ceare	ceara
dative	ceare	cearum

Derived terms

• cearseld
• cearwylm

Descendants

• English: care