fiersn

Old English

Alternative forms

• fyrsn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fersnō (“heel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi͜yrsn/, [fi͜yrˠzn]

Noun

fiersn f

1. heel, calx

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fiersn	fiersne, fiersna
accusative	fiersn, fiersne	fiersne, fiersna
genitive	fiersne	fiersna
dative	fiersne	fiersnum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “FIERSN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.