fyrhþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *furhiþ n, *furhiþi f (“forest, wooded country”), from Proto-Germanic *furhō, *furahō (“fir, pine”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkos (“oak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fyrxθ/, [fyrˠxθ]

Noun

fyrhþ n or f

  1. forest, wooded country
    Synonyms: holt, trēow, weald, wudu
  2. game preserve, hunting ground

Declension

Neuter

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative fyrhþ fyrhþ
accusative fyrhþ fyrhþ
genitive fyrhþes fyrhþa
dative fyrhþe fyrhþum
Feminine

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative fyrhþ fyrhþa, fyrhþe
accusative fyrhþe fyrhþa, fyrhþe
genitive fyrhþe fyrhþa
dative fyrhþe fyrhþum

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: frith, firth
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