Reconstruction:Old English/cweart

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

Derived from Proto-West Germanic *kweran (“to groan, lament, sigh”), from Proto-Germanic *kweraną (“to sigh, moan”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to speak, praise, elevate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwæ͜ɑrt/, [kwæ͜ɑrˠt]

Noun

*cweart ?

1. moaning, groaning, lamentation, wailing

Derived terms

• cweartern