myrgþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• mergþ, mirgþ, miriġþ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *murgiþu (“briefness, brevity”); equivalent to myriġe (“merry”) +‎ -þ (“-th, -ness”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myrxθ/, [myrˠxθ]

Noun

myrgþ f

1. mirth

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	myrgþ	myrgþa, myrgþe
accusative	myrgþe	myrgþa, myrgþe
genitive	myrgþe	myrgþa
dative	myrgþe	myrgþum

Descendants

• Middle English: myrthe, merth, merthe, merþe, mirthe, mirth, murhthe, murþe, myrth, myrþe, merhð, mirhð, mureȝþ, murehþ, murcð, murȝþ, murhd, murhð, muruhð (Early Middle English)
  • English: mirth
  • Scots: mirth