fyrhþe

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *furhiþi (“forest, woodland”), Proto-Germanic *furhiþją (“forest, wooded country”), *furhiþǭ, from *furhu (“fir; pine”), from *furahō, *furhō (“fir; pine; (fir or pine) forest”), from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”), from *perkʷ- (“oak”). Both Proto-Germanic etyma are preserved in Old English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfyrx.θe/, [ˈfyrˠx.θe]

Noun

fyrhþe n

1. forest, wooded country
2. game preserve, hunting ground

Declension

Declension of fyrhþe (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fyrhþe	fyrhþu
accusative	fyrhþe	fyrhþu
genitive	fyrhþes	fyrhþa
dative	fyrhþe	fyrhþum

Declension of fyrhþe (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fyrhþe	fyrhþan
accusative	fyrhþan	fyrhþan
genitive	fyrhþan	fyrhþena
dative	fyrhþan	fyrhþum

Synonyms

• fyrhþ

Descendants

• Middle English: frith, firth
  • English: frith, firth