feoh

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian fia, Old Saxon fehu ‘cattle, property’ (Dutch vee), Old High German fihu (German Vieh), Old Norse fé (Swedish fä), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿. The Indo-European root is also the source of Sanskrit पशु (páśu) ‘cattle’, Latin pecus, Old Armenian ասր (asr, “fleece”) and Lithuanian pēkus ‘cattle’.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /feox/

Noun

feoh n

1. livestock, cattle
2. money
3. property
4. the runic character ᚠ (/f/)

Derived terms

• feohġift

Descendants

• English: fee