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gearwe

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
gearwe, an; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§220; §264; §553;
Clothing, attire; vestītus, hăbĭtus
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  • Ic on his gearwan geseó ðæt he is ǽrendsecge uncres Hearran

    I see by his attire that he is the messenger of our Lord,

    • Cd. 30
    • ;
    • Th. 41, 16
    • ;
    • Gen. 657.
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v. gearwe; pl. f.
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  • gearwe, n.