gearu
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *garwaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ġearu
- ready, prepared
- ġearuwyrde ― fluent of speech, ready to speak, eloquent
- ġearufolm ― available, ready-handed, with a ready hand
Declension
Declension of ġearu — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | ġearu, ġearo | ġearu, ġearo | ġearu, ġearo |
Accusative | ġearone | ġearwe | ġearu, ġearo |
Genitive | ġearwes | ġearore | ġearwes |
Dative | ġearwum | ġearore | ġearwum |
Instrumental | ġearwe | ġearore | ġearwe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | ġearwe | ġearwa, ġearwe | ġearu, ġearo |
Accusative | ġearwe | ġearwa, ġearwe | ġearu, ġearo |
Genitive | ġearora | ġearora | ġearora |
Dative | ġearwum | ġearwum | ġearwum |
Instrumental | ġearwum | ġearwum | ġearwum |
Declension of ġearu — Weak
Adverb
ġearu
- Alternative form of ġearwe (“well sufficiently, thoroughly, entirely”)
- ġearuwita ― quick-wittedness, intellect, understanding
- ġearusnotor ― extremely wise or skillful
Descendants
- English: yare