*garwaz

Runic: ᚷᚨᚱᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɣɑr.wɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

ready, prepared

Etymology

Probably from *ga- + *arwaz (‘ready, fast’). Although a deverbal derivation would be more natural, such as from a lost strong verb *garwaną, where the verb would be from *ga- + older *arwaną, the suffix *-waz is likely adjectival in function, reflecting Proto-Indo-European *-wós.

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	garwaz	garwō	garwą, -atō	garwai	garwôz	garwō
Acc.	garwanǭ	garwǭ	garwą, -atō	garwanz	garwōz	garwō
Gen.	garwas, -is	garwaizōz	garwas, -is	garwaizǫ̂	garwaizǫ̂	garwaizǫ̂
Dat.	garwammai	garwaizōi	garwammai	garwaimaz	garwaimaz	garwaimaz
Inst.	garwanō	garwaizō	garwanō	garwaimiz	garwaimiz	garwaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	garwô	garwǭ	garwô	garwaniz	garwōniz	garwōnō
Acc.	garwanų	garwōnų	garwô	garwanunz	garwōnunz	garwōnō
Gen.	garwiniz	garwōniz	garwiniz	garwanǫ̂	garwōnǫ̂	garwanǫ̂
Dat.	garwini	garwōni	garwini	garwammaz	garwōmaz	garwammaz
Inst.	garwinē	garwōnē	garwinē	garwammiz	garwōmiz	garwammiz

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Descendants

*garu (Proto-West Germanic)
- garo (Old Dutch)
  - gāer (Middle Dutch)
    - gaar (Dutch)
      - gaar (Afrikaans)
*garu (Proto-West Germanic)
- ġearu, ġearo (Old English)
  - ȝare, yare (Middle English)
    - yare, yar (English)
    - yare (Scots)
*garu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *gar, *jer (Old Frisian)
  - goar (Saterland Frisian)
*garu (Proto-West Germanic)
- garo, karo (Old High German)
  - gare, gar (Middle High German)
    - gar (German)
    - guer (Luxembourgish)
*garu (Proto-West Germanic)
- garo, garu (Old Saxon)
  - gāre, gār (Middle Low German)
    - gaar (German Low German)
gǫrr (Old Norse)
- gjör, ger (Icelandic)
- gør, gior (Old Swedish)
- gar, gare, gair (Scots)
gerr (Old Norse)
- gjör, ger (Icelandic)
- gør, gior (Old Swedish)
- gar, gare, gair (Scots)
*kārvēs (Proto-Samic)

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