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ear

Pronunciation: /æ͜ɑːr/

“ear” is an Old English word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. billow, wave
  2. sea, ocean
  3. earth
  4. the runic character ᛠ (/æ͜ɑ(ː)/)
  5. ear (of grain)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aur, from Proto-Germanic *auraz. Akin to Old Norse aurr (“mud”).

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