gleaw

Middle English

Adjective

gleaw

1. Alternative form of gleu (“knowledgeable”)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glauw, cognate with Old High German glau, Old Saxon glau, Old Norse glǫggr, gløggr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlæ͜ɑːw/

Adjective

glēaw (comparative glēawra, superlative glēawast or glēawest or glēawost)

1. wise, prudent
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Onġietan sċeal glēaw hæle · hū gǣstlīċ bið,
     þonne ealle þisse worulde wela · wēste stondeð;

     A wise man must understand how spiritual it is
     when all wealth of this world stands empty;

Declension

Declension of glēaw — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	glēaw	glēaw	glēaw
Accusative	glēawne	glēawe	glēaw
Genitive	glēawes	glēawre	glēawes
Dative	glēawum	glēawre	glēawum
Instrumental	glēawe	glēawre	glēawe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	glēawe	glēawa, glēawe	glēaw
Accusative	glēawe	glēawa, glēawe	glēaw
Genitive	glēawra	glēawra	glēawra
Dative	glēawum	glēawum	glēawum
Instrumental	glēawum	glēawum	glēawum

Declension of glēaw — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	glēawa	glēawe	glēawe
Accusative	glēawan	glēawan	glēawe
Genitive	glēawan	glēawan	glēawan
Dative	glēawan	glēawan	glēawan
Instrumental	glēawan	glēawan	glēawan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	glēawan	glēawan	glēawan
Accusative	glēawan	glēawan	glēawan
Genitive	glēawra, glēawena	glēawra, glēawena	glēawra, glēawena
Dative	glēawum	glēawum	glēawum
Instrumental	glēawum	glēawum	glēawum

Derived terms

• foreglēaw
• glēawlīċ
• glēawlīċe
• glēawnes
• glēawsċipe
• unglēaw

Descendants

• Middle English: gleu, glæu, gleaw, glew