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

Strong ja-stem:

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

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	fyrhþe	fyrhþan
accusative	fyrhþan	fyrhþan
genitive	fyrhþan	fyrhþena
dative	fyrhþan	fyrhþum

Synonyms

• fyrhþ

Descendants

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