erthe
See also: erþe
Middle English
Alternative forms
- erþe, eorthe, eerthe, eorðe, erth, eorþe, erðe, ereth, herðe, earþe, eorth, erþ
Etymology
From Old English eorþe, from Proto-Germanic *erþō.
Pronunciation
- (Early ME) IPA(key): /øːrθə/
- IPA(key): /ɛrθ(ə)/
Noun
erthe
- Earth; the world
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, page 40
- And I seide, “Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe. And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge […] "
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, page 40
- The Earth's people or inhabitants
- country, realm
- land, terrain
- ground, earth, dirt, soil, clay
- earth (one of the alchemical elements)
Derived terms
- erthen
Descendants
- English: earth, Earth
- Scots: erd (influenced by erd)
References
- “erthe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-21.
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
- irthe
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *erþō
Noun
erthe f
- earth
Inflection
Declension of erthe (ō-stem)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | erthe | ertha |
| accusative | erthe | ertha |
| genitive | erthe | ertha, erthena |
| dative | erthe | erthum, erthem, erthon |
References
- Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014