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iermþu
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Old English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Pronunciation
1.4
Noun
1.4.1
Declension
1.4.2
Descendants
Old English
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Alternative forms
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iermþ
,
yrmþ
,
irmþ
,
ermþ
,
ermþu
,
eormþu
,
earmþu
Etymology
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From
Proto-West Germanic
*armiþu
. Equivalent to
earm
(
“
poor
”
)
+
-þu
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈi͜yrm.θu/
,
[ˈi͜yrˠm.θu]
Noun
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iermþu
f
poverty
misery
Declension
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Declension of
iermþu
(strong ō-stem)
Case
Singular
Plural
nominative
iermþu
iermþa
,
iermþe
accusative
iermþe
iermþa
,
iermþe
genitive
iermþe
iermþa
dative
iermþe
iermþum
Descendants
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Middle English:
armthe
English:
armth
Categories
:
Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
Old English terms suffixed with -þu
Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
Old English lemmas
Old English nouns
Old English feminine nouns
Old English ō-stem nouns
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