Part of speech: noun
Gender: neuter
Stem: -wa-
1. knee; 2. generation (also cnéo)
Etymology
[Mod E KNEE ← Prot-Germ *knewan; Goth kniu; O Fris knī, knē; O Sax knio; Dt knie; OHG knio, kniu (Mod G Knie); O Icel kné (Mod Icel kné, hné) ← Indo-Europ *ġneu-, *ġenu-; Hitt gēnu-; Sanskr jānu-; Anc Gr γόνυ; Lat genu]
Paradigm
1.1.1. (c) -wa- stem
(subtype of -a- stem nouns)
-wa- stemmed nouns are represented by two versions:
(a) nouns with a vowel before the stem-forming suffix (þéow-); and
(b) nouns having a consonant before the stem-forming suffix (bearw-):
masculine gender
(a)
|
nouns, -wa- stem, masculine gender
þéow
(servant) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | þéow, þéo | þéowas |
| genitive | þéowes | þéowa |
| dative (instrumental) | þéowe | þéowum |
| accusative | þéow, þéo | þéowas |
(b)
|
nouns, -wa- stem, masculine gender
bearu
(grove; wood) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | bearu, bearo | bearwas |
| genitive | bearwes | bearwa |
| dative (instrumental) | bearwe | bearwum |
| accusative | bearu, bearo | bearwas |
neuter gender
(a)
|
nouns, -wa- stem, neuter gender
tréow
(tree) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tréow, tréo | tréow, tréo |
| genitive | tréowes | tréowa |
| dative (instrumental) | tréowe | tréowum |
| accusative | tréow, tréo | tréow, tréo |
(b)
|
nouns, -wa- stem, neuter gender
searu
(device; craft; trick) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | searu, searo | searu, searo |
| genitive | searwes | searwa |
| dative (instrumental) | searwe | searwum |
| accusative | searu, searo | searu, searo |
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