eldertongue

Old English · noun

heardhara

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈxæ͜ɑrdˌxɑ.rɑ/
[ˈhæ͜ɑrˠdˌhɑ.rɑ]
Syllables
ˈxæ͜ɑrd · ˌxɑ · rɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
hardermugilidaemullidaemullet

Meaning

  1. mullet (fish of the family Mullidae or Mugilidae)

Declension

Declension of heardhara
SingularPlural
Nominative heardharaheardharan
Accusative heardharanheardharan
Genitive heardharanheardharena
Dative heardharanheardharum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Equivalent to heard (“hard”) and a second element either corresponding to hara (“hare”) or connected to Swedish harr (“grayling”); compare Dutch harder.

Descendants

harder

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