spearwa

Old English

Alternative forms

spearƿa

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sparwô, from Proto-Indo-European *spḗr (“sparrow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspæɑ̯rwɑ/

Noun

spearwa m

sparrow
- The Old English Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
  Hēo ġeseah spearwan nest on ānum lāwertrēowe.
  She saw a sparrow's nest in a laurel tree.
the calf of the leg

Declension

Declension of spearwa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	spearwa	spearwan
accusative	spearwan	spearwan
genitive	spearwan	spearwena
dative	spearwan	spearwum

Descendants

Middle English: sparwe, sparuwe, sparowe, sparewe, speruwe, sparu, sparow
- Scots: sparrowe, sparow
- English: sparrow
  - → Manx: sparroo

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