sceawere

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skauwārī (“watcher, onlooker”), equivalent to sċēawian +‎ -ere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑː.we.re/

Noun

sċēawere m

  1. an observer, one who examines a matter
  2. a watchman, guard; watchtower
  3. 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.
  4. mirror
    Iċ lōciġe on þone sċēawere, ac iċ mē ne oncnāwe.
    I look in the mirror, but I don't recognize myself.
  5. an actor, jester, buffoon

Declension
Declension of sceawere (strong ja-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sċēawere sċēaweras
accusative sċēawere sċēaweras
genitive sċēaweres sċēawera
dative sċēawere sċēawerum

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Middle English: schewere, schawere, showre
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