herþbelig

Old English

Alternative forms

herþbyliġ

Etymology

Equivalent to herþan (“testicles”) +‎ beliġ (“belly”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxerθ.be.lij/, [ˈherˠð.be.lij]

Noun

herþbeliġ n (nominative plural herþbeliġas)

scrotum

Declension

Declension of herþbelig (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	herþbeliġ	herþbeliġas
accusative	herþbeliġ	herþbeliġas
genitive	herþbeliġes	herþbeliġa
dative	herþbeliġe	herþbeliġum

See also

beallucas (“testicles”)
ġecynd f (“sexual kind, sex organ”)
mannes ġetawa f (“male instruments”)
sċeallan (“testicles”)
teors m (“penis”)

References

Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921

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