Gyrwe

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Old English

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Etymology

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Likely derived from Proto-Germanic *gurwijō (marsh, fen). Equivalent to ġyru +‎ -e ("marsh folk")

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjyr.we/, [ˈjyrˠ.we]

Proper noun

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Ġyrwe m pl

  1. Jarrow
  2. the Gyrwas

Usage notes

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Nominative/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

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Descendants

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  • English: Jarrow, Gyrwas