furh
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Cognate with Old High German furh and Old Norse for.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /furx/, [furˠx]
Noun
furh f
Declension
Strong consonant stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | furh | fyrh |
| accusative | furh | fyrh |
| genitive | fyrh, fūre | fūra |
| dative | fyrh | fūrum |
Derived terms
- fūrian
- furlang
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs, from Proto-Indo-European *pérk-u-s ~ *pr̥kʷ-éw-s (“oak”). Cognate with Old Norse fura.
Noun
furh f
Declension
Strong consonant stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | furh | fyrh |
| accusative | furh | fyrh |
| genitive | fyrh, fūre | fūra |
| dative | fyrh | fūrum |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “furh”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “furh”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old High German
Alternative forms
- furuh
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs.
Noun
furh f