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Reconstruction:Old English/hearwa

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This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *haʀwō (caller, shouter, praiser), equivalent to herian +‎ -wa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑr.wɑ/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.wɑ]

Noun

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*hearwa m

  1. worshipper

Declension

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative *hearwa *hearwan
accusative *hearwan *hearwan
genitive *hearwan *hearwena
dative *hearwan *hearwum

Derived terms

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