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)

piglet

Declension

Declension of fearh (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fearh	fēaras
accusative	fearh	fēaras
genitive	fēares	fēara
dative	fēare	fēarum

Derived terms

ġefearh

Descendants

Middle English: *farow, *fargh (attested only in plural form faren)
- English: farrow
- Scots: ferrae, ferry, farry
- Yola: farragh

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