getawa

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġeatwe, ġetawu, ġetēa

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ tawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈtɑ.wɑ/

Noun

ġetawa f

1. (plural only) instruments, apparatus

Declension

Declension of ġetaw (strong u-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	—	ġetawa
accusative	—	ġetawa
genitive	—	ġetawa
dative	—	ġetawum

Derived terms

• mannes ġetawa f (“instruments”)
• frætwe f (“treasure”)
• gūþġeatwe f (“war instruments”)
• fyrdġeatwe f (“war trappings”)
• ēoredġeatwe f (“military trappings”)
• hildeġeatwe f (“war equipment”)
• gryreġeatwe f (“terrifying equipment”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921