ierþen

Old English

Alternative forms

• eorþen, yrþen

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz. Equivalent to eorþe +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi͜yr.θen/, [ˈi͜yrˠ.ðen]

Adjective

ierþen

1. earthen, (relational) dirt

Declension

Declension of ierþen — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ierþen	ierþenu, ierþnu, ierþeno, ierþno	ierþen
Accusative	ierþenne	ierþene, ierþne	ierþen
Genitive	ierþenes, ierþnes	ierþenre	ierþenes, ierþnes
Dative	ierþenum, ierþnum	ierþenre	ierþenum, ierþnum
Instrumental	ierþene, ierþne	ierþenre	ierþene, ierþne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ierþene, ierþne	ierþena, ierþna, ierþene, ierþne	ierþenu, ierþnu, ierþeno, ierþno
Accusative	ierþene, ierþne	ierþena, ierþna, ierþene, ierþne	ierþenu, ierþnu, ierþeno, ierþno
Genitive	ierþenra	ierþenra	ierþenra
Dative	ierþenum, ierþnum	ierþenum, ierþnum	ierþenum, ierþnum
Instrumental	ierþenum, ierþnum	ierþenum, ierþnum	ierþenum, ierþnum

Declension of ierþen — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ierþena, ierþna	ierþene, ierþne	ierþene, ierþne
Accusative	ierþenan, ierþnan	ierþenan, ierþnan	ierþene, ierþne
Genitive	ierþenan, ierþnan	ierþenan, ierþnan	ierþenan, ierþnan
Dative	ierþenan, ierþnan	ierþenan, ierþnan	ierþenan, ierþnan
Instrumental	ierþenan, ierþnan	ierþenan, ierþnan	ierþenan, ierþnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ierþenan, ierþnan	ierþenan, ierþnan	ierþenan, ierþnan
Accusative	ierþenan, ierþnan	ierþenan, ierþnan	ierþenan, ierþnan
Genitive	ierþenra, ierþenena, ierþnena	ierþenra, ierþenena, ierþnena	ierþenra, ierþenena, ierþnena
Dative	ierþenum, ierþnum	ierþenum, ierþnum	ierþenum, ierþnum
Instrumental	ierþenum, ierþnum	ierþenum, ierþnum	ierþenum, ierþnum

Descendants

• Middle English: erthen
  • English: earthen