lareow

Old English

Etymology

From lār (teaching; doctrine) + *ēow, a word or suffix of uncertain origin and meaning. Compare Old Saxon lēreo (teacher).

Some authorities believe the second element to be a corruption of Old English þēow (servant; minister), which shows up in later forms of the word, e.g. Old English lārþēaw (for *lārþēow); Middle English lorthew, etc. yet this might be assimilation in retrospect caused by confusion or folk-etymology.

Noun

lārēow m (nominative plural lārēowas)

  1. teacher; doctor
  2. preacher
  3. master

Declension

Synonyms

  • bodere
  • bodiġend
  • ċilda hyrde
  • lǣrestre f

Derived terms

  • hēahlārēow
  • lārēowdōm
  • lārēowlīċ
  • lārēowsetl

Descendants

  • Middle English: larew
    • English: larew
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