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Old English · noun

fylþu

Normalised fȳlþu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈfyːl.θu/
[ˈfyːɫ.θu]
Syllables
ˈfyːl · θu (2 syllables)
Modern English
filthmoralimpurity

Meaning

  1. filth

  2. moral impurity, foul practice

Declension

Declension of fylþu
SingularPlural
Nominative fȳlþufȳlþafȳlþe
Accusative fȳlþefȳlþafȳlþe
Genitive fȳlþefȳlþa
Dative fȳlþefȳlþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fūliþu. Equivalent to fūl + -þu.

Descendants

filth

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