Reconstruction:Old English/hearwa

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

*hearwa m

  1. worshipper

Declension

Weak:

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

Derived terms

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