uhtcearu

uhtcearu

Old English

FWOTD – 26 September 2015

Etymology

From ūhta +‎ cearu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːxtkæɑru/

Noun

ūhtcearu f (nominative plural ūhtceare or ūhtceara)

1. pre-dawn anxiety
   • c. 10th century, The Wife's Lament, lines 7b-8:

     hæfde ic uhtceare hwær min leodfruma londes wære

     I had pre-dawn anxiety, [wondering] where in the land my prince might be.

Declension

Declension of uhtcearu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ūhtcearu	ūhtceara, ūhtceare
accusative	ūhtceare	ūhtceara, ūhtceare
genitive	ūhtceare	ūhtceara
dative	ūhtceare	ūhtcearum