herþan
Old English
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Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxer.θɑn/, [ˈherˠ.ðɑn]
Noun
herþan m or n
- (plural only) testicles
Declension
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | herþan |
| accusative | — | herþan |
| genitive | — | herþena |
| dative | — | herþum |
Synonyms
Related terms
- herþbeliġ m (“scrotum”)
See also
- ġecynd f (“sexual kind, sex organ”)
- ġecyndlim n (“gender, genitals”)
- mannes ġetawa f (“the male instrument”)
- teors m (“penis”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
- T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921