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gearo-witol

  • adjective
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Grammar
gearo-witol, adj.
Ready-witted, sagacious
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  • Gearwitelum sagaci, An. Ox. 56, 108. ¶ the word also glosses austerus :-- Scrípen ł gearuutol

    austerus,

      Lk. L. 19, 21.
  • Gearnfull ł gearuutol, 22.
Etymology
[Næs þe king noht so wis, ne swá ȝærewitele (warwitele, 2nd MS.), Laym. 1854.]
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v.  gearwutol.
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Word-wheel

  • gearo-witol, adj.