eorþe

Meaning

1. ground

   Nāp nihtsċūa, norþan snīwde, hrīm hrusan bond, hæġl fēol on eorþan, corna caldast.

   Nightshade darkened, it snowed from the north, frost bound the ground, hail fell on earth, the coldest of corns.

   10th century, The Seafarer:

2. dirt

3. the planet Earth

   late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexameron

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

Declension