feorh

== Old English == === Alternative forms === feorg, ferh === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *ferh, from Proto-Germanic *ferhwą. Cognate with Old Frisian ferch, Old Saxon ferah, Old High German fërah, Middle High German vërch, Old Norse fjǫr, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌿𐍃 (fairƕus). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fe͜orx/, [fe͜orˠx] Rhymes: -eorx === Noun === feorh n life (one whose safety is questioned) Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 755 c. 992, Ælfric, "The Deposition of St. Martin, Bishop" late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Innocents" c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul" late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans (poetic) soul (poetic) living being, person ==== Usage notes ==== A similar word in Finnish is henki, which is similarly used of a life whose safety is questioned. Henkesi on vaarassa = Þīn feorh is on frēcennesse (“Your life is in danger”). ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: Rarely it occurs as masculine: Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== feorm ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: fere, vore