fearh

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *farh, from Proto-Germanic *farhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos. Cognate with Old High German farah, Latin porcus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fæ͜ɑrx/, [fæ͜ɑrˠx]

Noun

fearh m (nominative plural fēaras)

  1. piglet

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative fearh fēaras
accusative fearh fēaras
genitive fēares fēara
dative fēare fēarum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: *farow, *fargh (attested only in plural form faren)
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