spearwa

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sparwô.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

spearwa m

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.
the calf of the leg

Declension

Declension of spearwa (weak)

Case	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

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