Old English · noun
eorþern
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈe͜orθˌern/[ˈe͜orˠðˌerˠn]
- Syllables
- ˈe͜orθ · ˌern (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- burial chamberearthenchamber
Meaning
-
earthen place
-
burial chamber
Ongunnon him on ūhtan æþelcunde mæġð ġierwan tō ġeonge; wiston gumena ġemōt æþelinges līċ eorðærne biþeaht.
Nobel women started to make themselves ready for the walk on the dawn; meetings of men knew that body of the atheling is covered by earthen-home.
10th century, The Descent into Hell:
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
Equivalent to eorþe + -ern.
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