eorþe

See also: eorthe and eorðe

Middle English

Noun

eorþe

  1. Alternative form of erthe

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglo-Frisian *erþǣ, from West Germanic *erþā, n-stem variant of *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō. Cognate with Old Frisian erthe (West Frisian ierde), Old Saxon ertha (Low German Eer), Old Dutch ertha (Dutch aarde), Old High German erda (German Erde), Old Norse jǫrð (Swedish jord), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeo̯r.θe/, [ˈeo̯r.ðe]

Noun

eorþe f

  1. earth, ground, dirt
  2. the planet Earth
    • late 10th century, the Old English Hexameron:
      Sēo Eorðe ne liġþ on nānum þinge, ac hēo stent on lofte.
      The Earth isn't on top of anything, it floats in the air.

Declension
Declension of eorþe (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative eorþe eorþan
accusative eorþan eorþan
genitive eorþan eorþena
dative eorþan eorþum

Derived terms

Descendants
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