uhtcearu

Old English
FWOTD – 26 September 2015

Etymology

From ūhta +‎ cearu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈuːxtkæɑru/

Noun

ūhtcearu f (nominative plural ūhtceare or ūhtceara)

  1. pre-dawn anxiety
    • c. 10th century, The Wife's Lament, lines 7b-8:
      hæfde ic uhtceare hwær min leodfruma londes wære
      I had pre-dawn anxiety, [wondering] where in the land my prince might be.

Declension
Declension of uhtcearu (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ūhtcearu ūhtceara, ūhtceare
accusative ūhtceare ūhtceara, ūhtceare
genitive ūhtceare ūhtceara
dative ūhtceare ūhtcearum
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