iermþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• yrmþ, irmþ, ermþ, ermþu, eormþu, earmþu

Etymology

From earlier *iermþu, from *iermiþu, from *earmiþu, from Anglo-Frisian *ærmiþu, from West Germanic *armiþu, from Proto-Germanic *armiþō. Equivalent to earm (“poor”) +‎ -þ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i͜yrmθ/, [i͜yrˠmθ]

Noun

iermþ f

1. poverty
2. misery

Declension

Declension of iermþ (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	iermþ	iermþa, iermþe
accusative	iermþe	iermþa, iermþe
genitive	iermþe	iermþa
dative	iermþe	iermþum

Descendants

• Middle English: armthe
  • English: armth