herþbelig

Old English

Alternative forms

• herþbyliġ

Etymology

Equivalent to herþan (“testicles”) +‎ beliġ (“belly”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxerθ.be.lij/, [ˈherˠð.be.lij]

Noun

herþbeliġ n (nominative plural herþbeliġas)

1. scrotum

Declension

Declension of herþbelig (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	herþbeliġ	herþbeliġas
accusative	herþbeliġ	herþbeliġas
genitive	herþbeliġes	herþbeliġa
dative	herþbeliġe	herþbeliġum

See also

• beallucas (“testicles”)
• ġecynd f (“sexual kind, sex organ”)
• mannes ġetawa f (“male instruments”)
• sċeallan (“testicles”)
• teors m (“penis”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921