þwære

Old English

Etymology

Form reflects Proto-Germanic *þwairijaz or *þwērijaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθwæː.re/

Adjective

þwǣre

1. gentle
2. agreeable

Declension

Declension of þwǣre — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þwǣre	þwǣru, þwǣro	þwǣre
Accusative	þwǣrne	þwǣre	þwǣre
Genitive	þwǣres	þwǣrre	þwǣres
Dative	þwǣrum	þwǣrre	þwǣrum
Instrumental	þwǣre	þwǣrre	þwǣre
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þwǣre	þwǣra, þwǣre	þwǣru, þwǣro
Accusative	þwǣre	þwǣra, þwǣre	þwǣru, þwǣro
Genitive	þwǣrra	þwǣrra	þwǣrra
Dative	þwǣrum	þwǣrum	þwǣrum
Instrumental	þwǣrum	þwǣrum	þwǣrum

Declension of þwǣre — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þwǣra	þwǣre	þwǣre
Accusative	þwǣran	þwǣran	þwǣre
Genitive	þwǣran	þwǣran	þwǣran
Dative	þwǣran	þwǣran	þwǣran
Instrumental	þwǣran	þwǣran	þwǣran
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þwǣran	þwǣran	þwǣran
Accusative	þwǣran	þwǣran	þwǣran
Genitive	þwǣrra, þwǣrena	þwǣrra, þwǣrena	þwǣrra, þwǣrena
Dative	þwǣrum	þwǣrum	þwǣrum
Instrumental	þwǣrum	þwǣrum	þwǣrum

Derived terms

• monþwǣre

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ÞWǢRE”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Noun

þwǣre f

1. (cooking) a tool for beating or stirring (such as milk or dough)

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	þwǣre	þwǣran
accusative	þwǣran	þwǣran
genitive	þwǣran	þwǣrena
dative	þwǣran	þwǣrum

Related terms

• ġeþweran (“to stir or beat together until thick”)
• þwirel m (“a stick for whipping milk”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ÞWǢRE”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.