Reconstruction:Old English/bearwe

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *bierwe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *barwijā, from Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑr.we/, [ˈbæ͜ɑrˠ.we]

Noun

*bearwe f

  1. a barrow or stretcher; bier
  2. a wheeled cart

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative *bearwe *bearwan
accusative *bearwan *bearwan
genitive *bearwan *bearwena
dative *bearwan *bearwum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: barwe, barewe, berwe
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