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

Noun

þwǣre f

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

Declension
Declension of þwære (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative þwǣre þwǣran
accusative þwǣran þwǣran
genitive þwǣran þwǣrena
dative þwǣran þwǣrum
  • ġeþweran (“to stir or beat together until thick”)
  • þwirel m (“a stick for whipping milk”)

References
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