eorþern

Old English

Alternative forms

• eorðærn, eorðern — edh spellings
• eorþærn

Etymology

Equivalent to eorþe +‎ -ern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜orθˌern/, [ˈe͜orˠðˌerˠn]

Noun

eorþern n (nominative plural eorþernu)

1. earthen place
2. burial chamber

Declension

Declension of eorþern (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	eorþern	eorþernu
accusative	eorþern	eorþernu
genitive	eorþernes	eorþerna
dative	eorþerne	eorþernum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “EORÞERN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “EORÞERN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.