"row" meaning in Old English

See row in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /roːw/
Rhymes: -oːw Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *rōu (“calm, rest”). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*h₁reh₁-|id=rest}}, {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*rōu|t=calm, rest}} Proto-West Germanic *rōu (“calm, rest”) Head templates: {{ang-noun|f|head=rōw}} rōw f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|rōw}}, {{ang-decl-noun|rōw|rōwa,rōwe|rōwe|rōwa,rōwe|rōwe|rōwa|rōwe|rōwum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: rōw [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], rōw [nominative, singular], rōwa [nominative, plural], rōwe [nominative, plural], rōwe [accusative, singular], rōwa [accusative, plural], rōwe [accusative, plural], rōwe [genitive, singular], rōwa [genitive, plural], rōwe [dative, singular], rōwum [dative, plural], rō [alternative]
  1. quiet, rest, calm
    Sense id: en-row-ang-noun-3gylaZom Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries
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  ],
  "word": "row"
}

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