gierwanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *garwijan, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną, equivalent to ġearu +‎ -an. Cognate with Old Norse gerva, gørva, gera, gøra.

発音

• IPA: /ˈji͜yr.wɑn/, [ˈji͜yrˠ.wɑn]

動詞

ġierwan (West Saxon)

1. to prepare, make ready
   • 10th century, The Descent into Hell:

     Ongunnon him on ūhtan æþelcunde mæġð ġierwan tō ġeonge; wiston gumena ġemōt æþelinges līċ eorðærne biþeaht.

     Nobel women started to make themselves ready for the walk on the dawn; meetings of men knew that body of the atheling is covered by earthen-home.

2. to adorn, clothe

Conjugation

関連する語

• ġearwian

派生語

派生した語

• ⇒ Middle English: bigeored