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)

1. piglet

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	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