earh
Middle English edit
Adjective edit
earh
- Alternative form of argh
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *arhu, from Proto-Germanic *arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- (“bow, arrow”). Near cognates include Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 (arƕazna) and Old Norse ǫr; further cognates include Latin arcus (“bow”).
Noun edit
earh f (nominative plural ēarwa)
Declension edit
Declension of earh (strong ō-stem)
Synonyms edit
- flān (the normal West Saxon term)
- strǣl (the normal Mercian term)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See earg.
Adjective edit
earh
- Alternative form of earg
Declension edit
Declension of earh — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | earh | earh | earh |
Accusative | eargne | earge | earh |
Genitive | earges | eargre | earges |
Dative | eargum | eargre | eargum |
Instrumental | earge | eargre | earge |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | earge | earga, earge | earh |
Accusative | earge | earga, earge | earh |
Genitive | eargra | eargra | eargra |
Dative | eargum | eargum | eargum |
Instrumental | eargum | eargum | eargum |
Declension of earh — Weak