fyrhþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *furhiþ n, *furhiþi f (“forest, wooded country”), from Proto-Germanic *furhō, *furahō (“fir, pine”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkos (“oak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyrxθ/, [fyrˠxθ]

Noun

fyrhþ n or f

1. forest, wooded country

   Synonyms: holt, trēow, weald, wudu

2. game preserve, hunting ground

Declension

Neuter

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fyrhþ	fyrhþ
accusative	fyrhþ	fyrhþ
genitive	fyrhþes	fyrhþa
dative	fyrhþe	fyrhþum

Feminine

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fyrhþ	fyrhþa, fyrhþe
accusative	fyrhþe	fyrhþa, fyrhþe
genitive	fyrhþe	fyrhþa
dative	fyrhþe	fyrhþum

Synonyms

• fyrhþe

Descendants

• Middle English: frith, firth
  • Scots: firth, fyrth
  • English: frith, firth