Old English · adjective
horig
Normalised horiġ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈxo.rij/[ˈho.rij]
- Syllables
- ˈxo · rij (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- horryhorydefileddirtyfoul
Meaning
-
foul; dirty; defiled
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | horiġ | horiġ | horiġ |
| Accusative | horiġne | horiġe | horiġ |
| Genitive | horiġes | horiġre | horiġes |
| Dative | horiġum | horiġre | horiġum |
| Instrumental | horiġe | horiġre | horiġe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | horiġe | horiġahoriġe | horiġ |
| Accusative | horiġe | horiġahoriġe | horiġ |
| Genitive | horiġra | horiġra | horiġra |
| Dative | horiġum | horiġum | horiġum |
| Instrumental | horiġum | horiġum | horiġum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | horiġa | horiġe | horiġe |
| Accusative | horiġan | horiġan | horiġe |
| Genitive | horiġan | horiġan | horiġan |
| Dative | horiġan | horiġan | horiġan |
| Instrumental | horiġan | horiġan | horiġan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | horiġan | horiġan | horiġan |
| Accusative | horiġan | horiġan | horiġan |
| Genitive | horiġrahoriġena | horiġrahoriġena | horiġrahoriġena |
| Dative | horiġum | horiġum | horiġum |
| Instrumental | horiġum | horiġum | horiġum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hurhwīgaz, equivalent to horu + -iġ. Cognate with Old High German horawīg, horīg, horg.
Descendants
horry, hory
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