earfoþe
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz (“hardship”), from a verb *arbijaną, *arbāną (“be orphaned”). Compare Old English ierfa. See also Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos, whence Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós), Latin orbus, Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ, “slave”). Cognate with Old Frisian arbēd, Old Saxon arƀed, arvēd, Old Dutch arbeit (Dutch arbeid), Old High German arbeit (German Arbeit (“work, labour”)), Old Norse erfiði (Swedish arvode (“salary”)), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (arbaiþs).
Pronunciation
Noun
earfoþe n (nominative plural earfoþu)
Derived terms
Adjective
earfoþe
Declension
Declension of earfoþe — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | earfoþe | earfoþu, earfoþo | earfoþe |
Accusative | earfoþne | earfoþe | earfoþe |
Genitive | earfoþes | earfoþre | earfoþes |
Dative | earfoþum | earfoþre | earfoþum |
Instrumental | earfoþe | earfoþre | earfoþe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | earfoþe | earfoþa, earfoþe | earfoþu, earfoþo |
Accusative | earfoþe | earfoþa, earfoþe | earfoþu, earfoþo |
Genitive | earfoþra | earfoþra | earfoþra |
Dative | earfoþum | earfoþum | earfoþum |
Instrumental | earfoþum | earfoþum | earfoþum |
Declension of earfoþe — Weak