gearu

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġearo, ġeara

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garu, from Proto-Germanic *garwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjæ͜ɑ.ru/
• Rhymes: -æ͜ɑ.ru

Adjective

ġearu (comparative ġearora, superlative ġearwost)

1. ready, prepared (+ dative for something)
   • Bald's Leechbook

     Hafa him þonne ōðer bæþ ġeara.

     Then have another bath ready for him.

2. 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

1. alternative form of ġearwe

Descendants

• English: yare