gearu
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġearo
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *garu, from Proto-Germanic *garwaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjæ͜ɑ.ru/
Adjective
ġearu
- ready, prepared
- Bald's Leechbook
- Hafa him þonne ōðer bæþ ġearu.
- Then have another bath ready for him.
- Bald's Leechbook
- complete, finished
Declension
Declension of ġearu — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġearwa | ġearwe | ġearwe |
| Accusative | ġearwan | ġearwan | ġearwe |
| Genitive | ġearwan | ġearwan | ġearwan |
| Dative | ġearwan | ġearwan | ġearwan |
| Instrumental | ġearwan | ġearwan | ġearwan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ġearwan | ġearwan | ġearwan |
| Accusative | ġearwan | ġearwan | ġearwan |
| Genitive | ġearora, ġearwena | ġearora, ġearwena | ġearora, ġearwena |
| Dative | ġearwum | ġearwum | ġearwum |
| Instrumental | ġearwum | ġearwum | ġearwum |
Synonyms
- ġeworht
- ġefremed
Adverb
ġearu
- Alternative form of ġearwe
Descendants
- English: yare