ferhþ

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ferhþuz, equivalent to feorh +‎ .

Pronunciation

Noun

ferhþ m or n (nominative plural ferhþas or ferhþ)

  1. life
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Flēotendra ferð · nō þǣr fela bringeð
      cūðra cwidegiedda. · Ċearo bið ġenīwad
      Lifes of floating don't bring there
      many known tales. Grief is renewed
  2. heart, spirit, mind
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Sē þonne þisne wealsteal · wīse ġeþōhte
      ond þis deorce līf · dēope ġeondþenċeð,
      frōd in ferðe, · feor oft ġemon
      wælsleahta worn, · ond þās word ācwið:
      Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place
      and this dark life with wise thought,
      shrewd in mind, oft recalls the long bygone
      swarm of slaughters, and utters these words:

Declension

Masculine
Neuter