Part of speech: noun
Gender: neuter
Stem: -wa-
1. war-gear, weapon; 2. armour; coat of mail; 3. device, contrivance; equipment; 4. 1) skill, art; ability; 2) stratagem, craft, artifice; trick (also searo)
Etymology
[← Prot-Germ *sarwa; Goth sarwa; O Sax saru; OHG saro]
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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