gierwan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ġerwan — Anglian, Kentish ġyrwan — Late West Saxon === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *garwijan, from Proto-Germanic *garwijaną, equivalent to ġearu +‎ -an. Cognate with Old Norse gerva, gørva, gera, gøra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈji͜yr.wɑn/, [ˈji͜yrˠ.wɑn] === Verb === ġierwan (West Saxon) to prepare, make ready to adorn, clothe ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ġearwian ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ Middle English: bigeored