feorh
Old English
FWOTD – 24 February 2017
Alternative forms
- feorg
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ferhwō, *ferhuz (“body, life”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“to encompass, surround; world; body; tree”). Cognate with Old Saxon ferh, Old High German ferh, Old Norse fjǫr or fjör (whence the Icelandic fjör), and more distantly, with Albanian frymë (“breath, wind, spirit”). Compare Latin spiritus (“breath”) from spirō (“breathe, respire; live”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feo̯rh/, [feo̯rˠx]
Noun
feorh m or n (nominative plural feorh)
- life, principles of life, soul, spirit
- 1963, Paull Franklin Baum, Riddle 4, Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book
- Ne hafað hio sawle ne feorh [...]
- It has no soul nor life.
- Ne hafað hio sawle ne feorh [...]
- 1963, Paull Franklin Baum, Riddle 4, Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book
- living being, person
Declension
Masculine declension:
Declension of feorh (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | feorh | fēoras |
| accusative | feorh | fēoras |
| genitive | fēores | fēora |
| dative | fēore | fēorum |
Neuter declension:
Declension of feorh (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | feorh | feorh |
| accusative | feorh | feorh |
| genitive | fēores | fēora |
| dative | fēore | fēorum |
Derived terms
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