ferhþloca

Old English

Alternative forms

• ferþloca, ferðloca

Etymology

From ferhþ (“spirit”) +‎ loca (“locked enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈferxθˌlo.kɑ/, [ˈferˠxθˌlo.kɑ]

Noun

ferhþloca m

1. (poetic) soul-enclosure, bosom, body
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     …þæt biþ in eorle · indryhten þēaw,
     þæt hē his ferðlocan · fæste binde,
     healde his hordcōfan; · hyċġe swā hē wille.

     …that a noble habit is in a brave man,
     that he would tightly bind his spirit,
     keep his treasure-chamber; think as he want.

Declension

Declension of ferhþloca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ferhþloca	ferhþlocan
accusative	ferhþlocan	ferhþlocan
genitive	ferhþlocan	ferhþlocena
dative	ferhþlocan	ferhþlocum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ferhþloca”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.