earg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Old Frisian erch (West Frisian erg), Middle Low Middle Low German arch (Dutch erg), Old High German arg (German arg (“bad”)), Old Norse argr (Icelandic argur (“angry”)). Outside Germanic, cognate to Albanian jargë (“spit, phlegm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ͜ɑrɡ/, [æ͜ɑrˠɣ]
• Homophone: earh

Adjective

earg

1. cowardly, timid
2. evil, bad

Declension

Declension of earg — Strong

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

Declension of earg — 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

Descendants

• English: eerie
• Scots: ergh, argh