fyrhþ

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fyrxθ/, [fyrˠxθ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *furhiþą (“forest, wooded country”), from Proto-Germanic *furhō, *furahō (“fir, pine”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkos (“oak”).

Noun

fyrhþ n

1. forest, wooded country
2. game preserve, hunting ground

Declension

Declension of fyrhþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fyrhþ	fyrhþ
accusative	fyrhþ	fyrhþ
genitive	fyrhþes	fyrhþa
dative	fyrhþe	fyrhþum

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *furhiþō (“forest, wooded country”), from Proto-Germanic *furhō, *furahō (“fir, pine”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkos (“oak”).

Noun

fyrhþ f

1. forest, wooded country
2. game preserve, hunting ground

Declension

Declension of fyrhþ (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fyrhþ	fyrhþa, fyrhþe
accusative	fyrhþe	fyrhþa, fyrhþe
genitive	fyrhþe	fyrhþa
dative	fyrhþe	fyrhþum

Synonyms

• fyrhþe

Descendants

• Middle English: frith, firth
  • Scots: firth, fyrth
  • English: frith, firth