Gyrwe
Old English
editEtymology
editLikely derived from Proto-Germanic *gurwijō (“marsh, fen”). Equivalent to ġyru + -e ("marsh folk")
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editĠyrwe m pl
Usage notes
editNominative/accusative forms are unattested in the Old English corpus. Classification as i-stem is based on Bede's rendering of Latin genitive plural "gyruiorum" in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
Declension
editDeclension of Gyrwe (strong i-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | — | Ġyrwe |
accusative | — | Ġyrwe |
genitive | — | Ġyrwa |
dative | — | Ġyrwum |