"teoru" meaning in Old English

See teoru in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈte͜o.ru/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-. Compare Proto-Germanic *trewą ( > English tree), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”). Cognate with Middle Low German ter (Dutch teer, German Teer), Old Norse tjara. Etymology templates: {{ety|ang|:inh|gem-pro:*terwą|tree=+}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "teoru", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }" data-lang="ang" data-title="teoru">, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*terwą}} Proto-Germanic *terwą, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*derwo-}} Proto-Indo-European *derwo-, {{cog|gem-pro|*trewą}} Proto-Germanic *trewą, {{cog|en|tree}} English tree, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*dóru||tree}} Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”), {{cog|gml|ter}} Middle Low German ter, {{cog|nl|teer}} Dutch teer, {{cog|de|Teer}} German Teer, {{cog|non|tjara}} Old Norse tjara Head templates: {{ang-noun|n}} teoru n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|teorw|nomsg=teoru}}, {{ang-decl-noun|teoru|teoru|teoru|teoru|teorwes|teorwa|teorwe|teorwum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], teoru [nominative, singular], teoru [nominative, plural], teoru [accusative, singular], teoru [accusative, plural], teorwes [genitive, singular], teorwa [genitive, plural], teorwe [dative, singular], teorwum [dative, plural]
  1. tar, resin Tags: neuter Synonyms: tirwa
    Sense id: en-teoru-ang-noun-oMrUNqdr Categories (other): Old English entries with etymology trees, Old English entries with etymon, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Old English entries with etymology trees: 78 22 Disambiguation of Old English entries with etymon: 78 22 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 94 6
  2. earwax Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-teoru-ang-noun-NmNtSe5T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: eorþtyrewa (english: asphalt), tirwa (english: tar, resin)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        [
          "earwax",
          "earwax"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte͜o.ru/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "teoru"
}

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