earh

Middle English

Adjective

earh

1. Alternative form of argh

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ͜ɑrx/, [æ͜ɑrˠx]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *arhu, from Proto-Germanic *arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- (“bow, arrow”). Near cognates include Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 (arƕazna) and Old Norse ǫr; further cognates include Latin arcus (“bow”).

Noun

earh f (nominative plural ēarwa)

1. (rare) arrow

Declension

Declension of earh (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	earh	ēarwa, ēarwe
accusative	ēarwe	ēarwa, ēarwe
genitive	ēarwe	ēarwa
dative	ēarwe	ēarwum

Synonyms

• flān (the normal West Saxon term)
• strǣl (the normal Mercian term)

Descendants

• Middle English: arow, arwe, arowe, aruwe, arew, arewe
  • English: arrow
  • Scots: aerrow, arrae, arow, arowe

Etymology 2

See earg.

Adjective

earh

1. Alternative form of earg

Declension

Declension of earh — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	earh	earh	earh
Accusative	eargne	earge	earh
Genitive	earges	eargre	earges
Dative	eargum	eargre	eargum
Instrumental	earge	eargre	earge
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	earge	earga, earge	earh
Accusative	earge	earga, earge	earh
Genitive	eargra	eargra	eargra
Dative	eargum	eargum	eargum
Instrumental	eargum	eargum	eargum

Declension of earh — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	earga	earge	earge
Accusative	eargan	eargan	earge
Genitive	eargan	eargan	eargan
Dative	eargan	eargan	eargan
Instrumental	eargan	eargan	eargan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	eargan	eargan	eargan
Accusative	eargan	eargan	eargan
Genitive	eargra, eargena	eargra, eargena	eargra, eargena
Dative	eargum	eargum	eargum
Instrumental	eargum	eargum	eargum