Gierwan
Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - gierwan
According to the Old English Dictionary:
- gierwan
- p. ede; pp. ed To make ready, prepare, put on, clothe, adorn; părāre, induĕre, vestīre :-- Ongunnon him on uhtan æðelcunde mægþ gierwan to geonge the noble women resolved to prepare for journey at dawn, Exon. 119 b; Th, 459, 19; Hö. 2. Bearn fæder and módor gierwaþ father and mother adorn the child, Exon. 87 a; Th. 327, 23; Vy. 8.