Gearwe

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gearwe

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: Entirely, well, very well, enough;

Definitions

1 gearwe

comp. gearwor; sup. gearwost, gearwast; ad pĕnĭtus, prorsus, bĕne, optĭme, sătis, Cd. 52; Th. 67, 10; Gen. 1098 : 107; Th. 141, 10; Gen. 2342 : Beo. Th. 536; B. 265 : Exon. 48 a; Th. 164, 28; Gú. 1018 : Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 30 : Ps. Th. 142, 9. Gearwor, Andr. Kmbl. 1864; An. 934 : Exon. 73 b; Th. 275, 27; Jul. 556 : Beo. Th. 6141; B. 3074 : Elen. Grm. 945. Gearwost, Beo. Th. 1435; B. 715. Gearwast, Elen. Grm. 329.

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛠᚱᚹᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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