Old English · adjective
ruh
Normalised rūh
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ruːx/
- Syllables
- ruːx (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- roughhairy
Meaning
-
rough, hairy
Min broðer ys ruh and ic eom smeðe
my brother is hairy and I am smooth. (Genesis)
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | rūh | rūh | rūh |
| Accusative | rūgne | rūge | rūh |
| Genitive | rūges | rūgre | rūges |
| Dative | rūgum | rūgre | rūgum |
| Instrumental | rūge | rūgre | rūge |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | rūge | rūgarūge | rūh |
| Accusative | rūge | rūgarūge | rūh |
| Genitive | rūgra | rūgra | rūgra |
| Dative | rūgum | rūgum | rūgum |
| Instrumental | rūgum | rūgum | rūgum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | rūga | rūge | rūge |
| Accusative | rūgan | rūgan | rūge |
| Genitive | rūgan | rūgan | rūgan |
| Dative | rūgan | rūgan | rūgan |
| Instrumental | rūgan | rūgan | rūgan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | rūgan | rūgan | rūgan |
| Accusative | rūgan | rūgan | rūgan |
| Genitive | rūgrarūgena | rūgrarūgena | rūgrarūgena |
| Dative | rūgum | rūgum | rūgum |
| Instrumental | rūgum | rūgum | rūgum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | rūh | rūh | rūh |
| Accusative | rūwne | rūwe | rūh |
| Genitive | rūwes | rūwre | rūwes |
| Dative | rūwum | rūwre | rūwum |
| Instrumental | rūwe | rūwre | rūwe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | rūwe | rūwarūwe | rūh |
| Accusative | rūwe | rūwarūwe | rūh |
| Genitive | rūwra | rūwra | rūwra |
| Dative | rūwum | rūwum | rūwum |
| Instrumental | rūwum | rūwum | rūwum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | rūwa | rūwe | rūwe |
| Accusative | rūwan | rūwan | rūwe |
| Genitive | rūwan | rūwan | rūwan |
| Dative | rūwan | rūwan | rūwan |
| Instrumental | rūwan | rūwan | rūwan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | rūwan | rūwan | rūwan |
| Accusative | rūwan | rūwan | rūwan |
| Genitive | rūwrarūwena | rūwrarūwena | rūwrarūwena |
| Dative | rūwum | rūwum | rūwum |
| Instrumental | rūwum | rūwum | rūwum |
All forms (19)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz. Cognate with Middle Low German rūch, Middle Dutch ruuch, ru, rou (Dutch ruig, ruw, rouw), Old High German rūh (German rau).
Descendants
rough
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