erthe

erthe

See also: erþe

Middle English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːrð(ə)/, /ˈɛːrð(ə)/

Etymology 1

    From Old English eorþe, from Proto-West Germanic *erþu, from Proto-Germanic *erþō.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    erthe

    1. 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 […] .”
        And I said, “Sir, in his time, Mr. John Wycliffe was held by very many men to be the greatest clergyman that they knew living upon the Earth. And therewith he was deemed, I guess deservingly, an excellent, regular man who was innocent in all his doing […] .”
    2. The Earth's people or inhabitants
    3. country, realm
    4. land, terrain
    5. ground, earth, dirt, soil, clay
    6. earth (one of the alchemical elements)
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    Etymology 2

    From Old English yrþ; equivalent to eren (“to plough”) +‎ -the (abstract nominal suffix). Compare erd (“home”).

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    erthe (uncountable) (rare)

    1. The ploughing of soil.
    2. The amount of land ploughable in a day.
    Descendants
    • English: earth (confused with Etymology 1)
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    Old Frisian

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *erþu.

    Noun

    erthe f

    1. earth

    Inflection

    Declension of erthe (ō-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative erthe ertha
    accusative erthe ertha
    genitive erthe ertha, erthena
    dative erthe erthum, erthem, erthon

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