v. (wk.)
Gaw, Cl pp. gered
‘to clothe, attire; fashion, construct’ (Modern English gear)
PGmc Ancestor
*garwjan-
Proposed ON Etymon (OIcel representative)
gera, gør(v)a 'to make, do'
(ONP gera (1) (vb.))
Other Scandinavian Reflexes
Far gera, Icel gera, gjöra, Norw gjera, Dan runic kaurua, kirua, Dan gøra, Sw göra
OE Cognate
gierwan (Angl *gerwan), 'to prepare, cook, dress, adorn'
Phonological and morphological markers
absence of palatalization of */ɡ/
Summary category
A1*c
More widespread than gare (see gart) in early ME; MnE N and War. dial, obsc.
Occurrences in the Gersum Corpus
Gaw 179, 791, 957 etc.; Cl 1344, 1444, 1568