fylþu

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fūliþu. Equivalent to fūl +‎ -þu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfyːl.θu/, [ˈfyːɫ.θu]

Noun

fȳlþu f

  1. filth
  2. (figurative) moral impurity, foul practice

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative fȳlþu fȳlþa, fȳlþe
accusative fȳlþe fȳlþa, fȳlþe
genitive fȳlþe fȳlþa
dative fȳlþe fȳlþum

Descendants

  • Middle English: fülthe, felthe, filthe

References

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