eorþe

See also: eorthe and eorðe

Middle English

Noun

eorþe

1. Alternative form of erthe

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Old English

Alternative forms

• earþe, iorþe
• eorðe — edh spelling

Etymology

From Anglo-Frisian *erþǣ, from West Germanic *erþā, n-stem variant of *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō. Cognate with Old Frisian erthe, Old Saxon ertha, Old Dutch ertha, Old High German erda, Old Norse jǫrð, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 (airþa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜or.θe/, [ˈe͜orˠ.ðe]

Noun

eorþe f

1. ground
2. the planet Earth
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexameron:

     Sēo eorðe ne liġþ on nānum þinge, ac hēo stent on lofte.

     The Earth isn't on top of anything: it floats in the air.

3. dirt

Declension

Declension of eorþe (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	eorþe	eorþan
accusative	eorþan	eorþan
genitive	eorþan	eorþena
dative	eorþan	eorþum

Derived terms

• eorþlīċ
• eorþling
• eorþæppel
• eorþbeofung
• eorþberie
• eorþcræft

Descendants

• Middle English: erthe, erde
  • English: earth, Earth
  • Scots: erd, eird, erth, eirth