Old English

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Etymology

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Equivalent to ġewær +‎ -lǣċan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈwær.læː.t͡ʃɑn/, [jeˈwærˠ.læː.t͡ʃɑn]

Verb

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ġewærlǣċan

  1. to remind, warn, admonish
    • 1882, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
      Cain wiste his fæder forgǣgednysse, and næs þurh ðæt gewærlēht.Cain knew his father’s transgression, and was not admonished by it.

Conjugation

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References

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  • 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