fiergen

Old English

Alternative forms

• firgen, fyrgen, firing, firgin

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fergunī, from Proto-Germanic *fergunją. Cognate with Old Norse fjǫrgyn (“earth, land”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌹 (fairguni, “mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi͜yr.ɡen/, [ˈfi͜yrˠ.ɣen]

Noun

fiergen n

1. mountain
2. mountain forest

Declension

Declension of fiergen (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fiergen	fiergen
accusative	fiergen	fiergen
genitive	fiergenes	fiergena
dative	fiergene	fiergenum

Derived terms

• fiergengāt (“chamois”, literally “mountain-goat”)
• fiergenstrēam (“mountain-stream”)