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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skauwārī (“watcher, onlooker”), equivalent to sċēawian + -ere.
Pronunciation
Noun
sċēawere m
- an observer, one who examines a matter
- a watchman, guard; watchtower
- spy
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Numbers 13:4
Þā dyde Mōȳsēs swā God him bebēad, and sende of þǣre wēstenne þe is ġenemned Pharan twelf sċēaweras.- Then Moses did as God commanded, and sent twelve spies from the desert that is called Paran.
- mirror
Iċ lōciġe on þone sċēawere, ac iċ mē ne oncnāwe.- I look in the mirror, but I don't recognize myself.
- an actor, jester, buffoon
Declension
Declension of sċēawere (strong ja-stem)
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