gyru

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gurwiju, from Proto-Germanic *gurwijō, variant of *gurwijaz (“manure, dung”). Alternatively, yet less likely, from Proto-West Germanic *garwiju, from Proto-Germanic *garwijō (“yeast, filth, sediment, excrement”), whence Middle High German gerwe (“yeast, residue, excretion, faeces”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡy.ru/

Noun

gyru f

  1. synonym of gyr (“mud; fen, marsh”)

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative gyru gyrwa, gyrwe
accusative gyrwe gyrwa, gyrwe
genitive gyrwe gyrwa
dative gyrwe gyrwum
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