spearwa

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sparwô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspæ͜ɑr.wɑ/, [ˈspæ͜ɑrˠ.wɑ]

Noun

spearwa m

1. sparrow
   • The Old English Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew

     Hēo ġeseah spearwan nest on ānum lāwertreowe.

     She saw a sparrow's nest in a laurel tree.

2. the calf of the leg

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	spearwa	spearwan
accusative	spearwan	spearwan
genitive	spearwan	spearwena
dative	spearwan	spearwum

Descendants

• Middle English: sparwe, sparowe, sparewe, speruwe, sparu, sparow, sparue, sparw, sparou, sparrou
  • English: sparrow
    • → Manx: sparroo
  • Scots: sparrowe, sparow
  • Yola: sparrowe