sceawere

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċēaƿere — wynn spelling

Etymology

From sċēawian +‎ -ere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑː.we.re/

Noun

sċēawere m

1. mirror
2. spy
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Numbers 13:4

     Þā dyde Mōȳsēs swā God him bebēad, and sende of þǣre wēstenne þe is ġenemned Pharan twelf sċēaweras.

     Then Moses did as God commanded, and sent twelve spies from the desert that is called Paran.

3. guard

Declension

Declension of sceawere (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċēawere	sċēaweras
accusative	sċēawere	sċēaweras
genitive	sċēaweres	sċēawera
dative	sċēawere	sċēawerum

Synonyms

• (guard): weard