geþweor in Old English

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

Etymology: From ge- + a word related to *ðeran (“to bestir”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- (“to agitate, stir up”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|ang|ge||}} ge- +, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*(s)twerH-|t=to agitate, stir up}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)twerH- (“to agitate, stir up”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} geþweor n, {{ang-noun|n}} geþweor n

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"geþweor" meaning in Old English

Noun