earg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Old Frisian erch (West Frisian erg), Middle Low German arch (Dutch erg), Old High German arg (German arg (bad)), Old Norse argr (Icelandic argur (angry)). Outside Germanic, cognate to Albanian jargë (spit, phlegm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æɑ̯rɡ/, [æɑ̯rˠx]
  • Homophone: earh

Adjective

earg

  1. cowardly, timid
  2. evil, bad

Declension

Descendants

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