herþan

Old English

Alternative forms

• hærþan
• herðan — edh spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxer.θɑn/, [ˈherˠ.ðɑn]

Noun

herþan m or n

1. (plural only) testicles

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	—	herþan
accusative	—	herþan
genitive	—	herþena
dative	—	herþum

Synonyms

• beallucas
• sċeallan

Related terms

• herþbeliġ m (“scrotum”)

See also

• ġecynd f (“sexual kind, sex organ”)
• ġecyndlim n (“gender, genitals”)
• mannes ġetawa f (“the male instrument”)
• teors m (“penis”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921