fyrhþe

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *furhiþi (“forest, woodland”), Proto-Germanic *furhiþją (“forest, wooded country”), *furhiþǭ, from *furhu (“fir; pine”), from *furahō, *furhō (“fir; pine; (fir or pine) forest”), from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”), from *perkʷ- (“oak”). Both Proto-Germanic etyma are preserved in Old English.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfyrx.θe/, [ˈfyrˠx.θe]

Noun

fyrhþe n

  1. forest, wooded country
  2. game preserve, hunting ground

Declension
Declension of fyrhþe (strong ja-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fyrhþe fyrhþu
accusative fyrhþe fyrhþu
genitive fyrhþes fyrhþa
dative fyrhþe fyrhþum
Declension of fyrhþe (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fyrhþe fyrhþan
accusative fyrhþan fyrhþan
genitive fyrhþan fyrhþena
dative fyrhþan fyrhþum

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Middle English: frith, firth
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