gleaw
Middle English
Adjective
gleaw
- Alternative form of gleu (“knowledgeable”)
Old English
Alternative forms
- glēaƿ
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *glawwaz, cognate with Old High German glau, Old Saxon glau, Old Norse glǫggr, gløggr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlæːɑw/
Adjective
glēaw (comparative glēawra, superlative glēawast)
- wise, prudent
Declension
Declension of gleaw — 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, -e | glēaw |
Accusative | glēawe | glēawa, -e | glēaw |
Genitive | glēawra | glēawra | glēawra |
Dative | glēawum | glēawum | glēawum |
Instrumental | glēawum | glēawum | glēawum |
Declension of gleaw — 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
- glēawlīċ
- glēawlīċe
- glēawnes
- glēawsċipe
- unglēaw
Descendants
- Middle English: gleu, glæu, gleaw, glew