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Old English · noun

mærþ

Normalised mǣrþ

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/mæːrθ/
[mæːrˠθ]
Syllables
mæːrθ (1 syllable)
Modern English
mǣrþu

mærþ1 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. synonym of mǣrþu

    Dagas sind ġewitene, ealle onmedlan eorþan rīċes; nǣron nū cyningas ne cāseras ne goldġiefan swylċe iū wǣron, þonne hī mǣst mid him mǣrþa ġefremedon ond on dryhtlīċestum dōme lifdon.

    The days are gone, whole sheens of Earth’s kingdom; kings were not now, nor emperors, nor gold-givers as once were when they fulfilled most of honors amongst 'emselves and lived in the lordliest glory.

    10th century, The Seafarer:

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of mærþ
SingularPlural
Nominative mǣrþmǣrþamǣrþe
Accusative mǣrþemǣrþamǣrþe
Genitive mǣrþemǣrþa
Dative mǣrþemǣrþum

mærþ2 · noun · masculine · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of mearþ

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of mærþ
SingularPlural
Nominative mærþmarþas
Accusative mærþmarþas
Genitive mærþesmarþa
Dative mærþemarþum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *māriþu, from Proto-Germanic *mēriþō, from Proto-Germanic *mēraz; equivalent to mǣre + -þ.

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