eoh

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *ehwaz (“horse”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”). Cognate with Old Saxon ehuskalk "horse-rider", Old High German eha- (in personal names), Old Norse jór, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍈𐍃 (aihws). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin equus, Avestan aspa-, Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Old Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), Tocharian A yuk B yakwe, Proto-Baltic *ečwā- (Lithuanian ašvà), Old Irish ech (Irish each).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /eoh/, [eox]

Noun

eoh m and n

1. (poetic) horse, steed

Declension

    Declension of eoh (masculine)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	eoh	ēos
accusative	eoh	ēos
genitive	eohes, eoes, ēos	ēo
dative	ēo	ēom

    Declension of eoh (neuter)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	eoh	eoh
accusative	eoh	eoh
genitive	ēos	ēo
dative	ēo	ēom

Etymology 2

A variant of īw, representing a West Germanic variant *īhaz; cognate with Old Saxon īch, Old High German īgo.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /eːoh/, [eːox]

Noun

ēoh m

1. (poetic) yew tree
2. the runic character ᛇ (/eo/ or /eːo/)

Declension

    Declension of eoh

	Singular	Plural
nominative	ēoh	ēohas
accusative	ēoh	ēohas
genitive	ēohes	ēoha
dative	ēohe	ēohum