tear in Old English

IPA: /tæ͜ɑːr/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *tahr. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*tahr}} Proto-West Germanic *tahr Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=tēar|sort=}} tēar m, {{ang-noun|m|head=tēar}} tēar m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|tēar}}, {{ang-decl-noun|tēar|tēaras|tēar|tēaras|tēares|tēara|tēare|tēarum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: tēar [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], tēar [nominative, singular], tēaras [nominative, plural], tēar [accusative, singular], tēaras [accusative, plural], tēares [genitive, singular], tēara [genitive, plural], tēare [dative, singular], tēarum [dative, plural]

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"tear" meaning in Old English

Noun