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GEARO

  • noun [ feminine ]
  • adjective
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Grammar
GEARO, gearu; gen. m. n. -wes, -owes; f. -re, -rwe; def. se gearwa; adj.
YARE, ready, prepared, equipped, complete; promptus, părātus, instructus, perfectus
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  • Gearo wyrde on gespræce

    factus est lŏquēla promptus,

    • Bd. 5, 2
      • ;
    • S. 615, 29.

  • Gearo is mín heorte

    părātum est cor meum,

    • Ps. Th. 56, 9.

  • Gearo ic eom

    părātus sum,

    • 118, 60 : Ps. Spl. 16, 13 : 107, 1.

  • Wes tú gearo

    părātus esto,

    • Bd. 5, 19
      • ;
    • S. 640, 44.

  • He wæs gearo gúþe

    he was ready for war,

    • Andr. Kmb1. 467
      • ;
    • An. 234.

  • Ic beó gearo sóna

    I shall be ready at once,

    • Beo. Th. 3655
      • ;
    • B. 1825 : 6202
      • ;
    • B. 3106
      • .

  • Ðá wæs gearo gyrnwræce Grendeles módor

    then was Grendel's mother ready with vengeance for wrongs,

    • 4242
      • ;
    • B. 2118.

  • Swá gearwe swá seó leó

    sīcut leo părātus,

    • Ps. Th. 16, 11.

  • Óþ-ðæt he Adam gearone funde

    until he found Adam ready,

    • Cd. 23
      • ;
    • Th. 29, 25
      • ;
    • Gen. 455 : Bt. Met. Fox 7, 67
      • ;
    • Met. 7. 34.

  • Gearwe,

    acc. s. f.

    • Beo. Th. 2017
      • ;
    • B. 1006 : Exon. 45 b
      • ;
    • Th. 155, 17
      • ;
    • Gú. 861.

  • Ðæt hý grim helle fýr gearo to wite seóþ

    that they shall see hell's grim fire ready for punishment,

    • 26 b
      • ;
    • Th. 78, 7
      • ;
    • Cri. 1270.

  • Beornas gearwe on stefn stigon

    the warriors ready [or equipped] stept on the prow,

    • Beo. Th. 428
      • ;
    • B. 211 : Ps. Th. 124, 5 : 141, 4.

  • Ealle þing synt gearwe

    omuia sunt părāta,

    • Mt. Bos. 22, 4.

  • Ða flotan stódon gearowe wícinga fela

    the pirates stood ready, many Vikings,

    • Byrht. Th. 133, 59
      • ;
    • By. 72 : 134, 47
      • ;
    • By. 100.

  • Searwum gearwe

    equipped with arms,

    • Beo. Th. 3631
      • ;
    • B. 1813
      • .

  • Geseah Metod geofonúsa mǽst gearo hlifigean

    the Creator saw the greatest of sea-houses arise complete,

    • Cd. 66
      • ;
    • Th. 79, 35
      • ;
    • Gen. 1321.

  • Geofum biþ gearora

    with gifts is more prepared,

    • Exon. 128 b
      • ;
    • Th. 493, 15
      • ;
    • Rä. 81, 31.
Etymology
[
Chauc. yare
:
R. Glouc. ȝare
:
Laym. ȝaru, ȝæru
:
O. Sax. garu
:
Ger. gar ready
:
M. H. Ger. gar, gare
:
O. H. Ger. garo, garaw.
]
Derived forms
ánwíg-gearo, eal-, un-
Linked entries
v.  án-wíg-gearo gare gearu gearuwe.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “GEARO.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/13504.

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  • GEARO, n.; adj.

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