fiergen
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *fergunī, from Proto-Germanic *fergunją. Cognate with Old Norse fjǫrgyn (“earth, land”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌹 (fairguni, “mountain”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fiergen n
Declension edit
Declension of fiergen (strong a-stem)
Derived terms edit
- fiergengāt (“chamois”, literally “mountain-goat”)
- fiergenstrēam (“mountain-stream”)
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 253