[geard], st. m., residence; in Beówulf corresponding to the house-complex of a prince's residence, used only in the plur.: acc. in geardas (in Finn's castle), [1135]; dat. in geardum, [13], [2460]; of geardum, [1139]; ær he on weg hwurfe ... of geardum, before he went away from his dwelling-place, i.e. died, [265].—Comp. middan-geard.
[gearo], adj., properly, made, prepared; hence, ready, finished, equipped: nom. sg. þät hit wearð eal gearo, heal-ärna mæst, [77]; wiht unhælo ... gearo sôna wäs, the demon of destruction was quickly ready, did not delay long, [121]; Here-Scyldinga betst beadorinca wäs on bæl gearu, was ready for the funeral-pile (for the solemn burning), [1110]; þeód (is) eal gearo, the warriors are altogether ready, always prepared, [1231]; hraðe wäs ät holme hýð-weard gearo (geara, MS.), [1915]; gearo gûð-freca, [2415]; sîe sió bær gearo ädre geäfned, let the bier be made ready at once, [3106]. With gen.: gearo gyrnwräce, ready for revenge for harm done, [2119], acc. sg. gearwe stôwe, [1007]; nom. pl. beornas gearwe, [211]; similarly, [1814].
[gearwe, gearo, geare], adv., completely, entirely: ne ge ... gearwe ne wisson, you do not know at all ..., [246]; similarly, [879]; hine gearwe geman witena welhwyle (remembers him very well), [265]; wisse he gearwe þät ..., he knew very well that ..., [2340], [2726]; þät ic ... gearo sceáwige swegle searogimmas (that I may see the treasures altogether, as many as they are), [2749]; ic wât geare þät ..., [2657].—Comp. gearwor, more readily, rather, [3077].—Superl. gearwost, [716].
[gearo-folm], adj., with ready hand, [2086].
[a]gearwe], st. f., equipment, dress; in comp. feðer-gearwe.
[geat], st. n., opening, door; in comp. ben-, hilde-geat.
[geato-lîc], adj., well prepared, handsome, splendid: of sword and armor, [215], [1563], [2155]; of Heorot, [308]. Adv.: wîsa fengel geatolîc gengde, passed on in a stately manner, [1402].
[geatwe], st. f. pl., equipment, adornment: acc. recedes geatwa, the ornaments of the dragon's cave (its treasures), [3089].—Comp.: eóred-, gryre-, gûð-, hilde-, wîg-geatwe.
[geán] (from gegn), adv. in
[on-geán], adv. and prep., against, towards: þät he me ongeán sleá, [682]; ræhte ongeán feónd mid folme, [748]; foran ongeán, forward towards, [2365]. With dat.: ongeán gramum, against the enemy, [1035].