teoru

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-. Compare Proto-Germanic *trewą ( > English tree), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”). Cognate with Middle Low German ter (Dutch teer, German Teer), Old Norse tjara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte͜o.ru/

Noun

teoru n

1. tar, resin
2. earwax

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	teoru	teoru
accusative	teoru	teoru
genitive	teorwes	teorwa
dative	teorwe	teorwum

Related terms

• tirwa (“tar, resin”)
  • eorþtyrewa (“asphalt”)

Descendants

• Middle English: ter, tarr, tarre, teer, tere, terr, terre
  • English: tar
  • Scots: tar
  • Yola: tar