spearwa

spearwa

Old English

Alternative forms

• spearƿa

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sparwô, from Proto-Indo-European *spḗr (“sparrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspæɑ̯rwɑ/

Noun

spearwa m

1. sparrow
   • The Old English Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew

     Hēo ġeseah spearwan nest on ānum lāwertrēowe.

     She saw a sparrow's nest in a laurel tree.

2. the calf of the leg

Declension

Declension of spearwa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	spearwa	spearwan
accusative	spearwan	spearwan
genitive	spearwan	spearwena
dative	spearwan	spearwum

Descendants

• Middle English: sparwe, sparuwe, sparowe, sparewe, speruwe, sparu, sparow
  • Scots: sparrowe, sparow
  • English: sparrow
    • → Manx: sparroo