lareow
Middle English
Noun
lareow
- Alternative form of larew
Old English
Alternative forms
- lārēoƿ
Etymology
From lār (“teaching; doctrine”) + *ēow, a word or suffix of uncertain origin and meaning. Compare Old Saxon lēreo (“teacher”).
Some authorities believe the second element to be a corruption of Old English þēow (“servant; minister”), which shows up in later forms of the word, e.g. Old English lārþēaw (for *lārþēow); Middle English lorthew, etc. yet this might be assimilation in retrospect caused by confusion or folk-etymology.
Noun
lārēow m (nominative plural lārēowas)
- teacher
Declension
Declension of lareow (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lārēow | lārēowas |
| accusative | lārēow | lārēowas |
| genitive | lārēowes | lārēowa |
| dative | lārēowe | lārēowum |
Coordinate Terms
- lǣrestre f (“female teacher”)
Derived terms
- hēahlārēow
- lārēowdōm
- lārēowlīċ
- lārēowsetl
Descendants
- Middle English: larew