furh

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Cognate with Old High German furh and Old Norse for.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /furx/, [furˠx]

Noun

furh f

furrow

Declension

Declension of furh (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	furh	fyrh
accusative	furh	fyrh
genitive	fyrh, fūre	fūra
dative	fyrh	fūrum

Derived terms

fūrian
furlang

Descendants

Middle English: forow, furgh
- English: furrow

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *furhu, from Proto-Germanic *furhō, from Proto-Indo-European *pérk-u-s ~ *pr̥kʷ-éw-s (“oak”). Cognate with Old Norse fura.

Noun

furh f

fir, pine

Declension

Declension of furh (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	furh	fyrh
accusative	furh	fyrh
genitive	fyrh, fūre	fūra
dative	fyrh	fūrum

Derived terms

furhwudu

Descendants

Middle English: firre (perhaps merged with Old Norse fýri)
- English: fir
- Scots: fir

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “furh”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “furh”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Old High German

Alternative forms

furuh

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs.

Noun

furh f

furrow
(Lombardic) ravine, gorge

Descendants

→ Italian: forra
Middle High German: vurch
- German: Furche

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