Old English · noun

furh

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong consonant stem
IPA: /furx/
[furˠx]
Syllables: furx (1 syllable)
Modern English: fir furrow

furh1 · noun · feminine

Senses

furrow

Declension · strong consonant stem

Declension of furh
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	furh	fyrh
Accusative	furh	fyrh
Genitive	fyrh fūre	fūra
Dative	fyrh	fūrum

furh2 · noun · feminine

Senses

fir, pine

Declension · strong consonant stem

Declension of furh
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	furh	fyrh
Accusative	furh	fyrh
Genitive	fyrh fūre	fūra
Dative	fyrh	fūrum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Cognate with Old High German furh and Old Norse for.

From Proto-West Germanic *furhu, from Proto-Germanic *furhō, from Proto-Indo-European *pérk-u-s ~ *pr̥kʷ-éw-s (“oak”). Cognate with Old Norse fura.

Descendants

furrow, fir

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