eorþberge

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją. Cognate with Old Saxon erthberi, Old High German erdberi. Composed of eorþ (“ground”) +‎ berġe (“berry”), so called because its fruit lies upon the ground.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe͜orθˌber.je/, [ˈe͜orˠðˌberˠ.je]

Noun

eorþberġe f

  1. strawberry

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative eorþberġe eorþberġan
accusative eorþberġan eorþberġan
genitive eorþberġan eorþberġena
dative eorþberġan eorþberġum

Synonyms

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