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Old English · noun

hearg

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong u-stem
IPA
/xæ͜ɑrɡ/
[hæ͜ɑrˠɣ]
Syllables
xæ͜ɑrɡ (1 syllable)
Modern English
harrowstonespilesacredaltartemple

Meaning

  1. pile of stones

  2. altar

  3. sacred place; grove; temple

  4. idol

Declension

Declension of hearg
SingularPlural
Nominative hearghearga
Accusative hearghearga
Genitive heargahearga
Dative heargaheargum

All forms (3)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *harug, from Proto-Germanic *harugaz (“stoneheap, pile of stone; altar”).

Descendants

harrow

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