FURH

Old English Dictionary Entry

FURH

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: 332, 22: Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 441; A.D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 437, 21. On ða furh

Definitions

1 FURH

nom. gen. acc; dat. fyrh; dat. pl. furum; f. A FURROW; sulcus :-- Furh sulcus, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 17; Wrt. Voc. 15, 17: 289, 80. Ne furh ne fótmǽl neither furrow nor foot-mark, L. O. 13; Th. i. 184, 7. Andlang ðære furh along the furrow, Cod. Dipl. 554; A.D. 969; Kmbl. iii. 38, 34. Andlang weges to ðære gedrifenan fyrh; andlang fyrh along the way to the driven furrow; along the furrow, 1172; A.D. 955; Kmbl. on the furrow, 356; Kmbl. iii. 409, 5: 441; A.D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 437, 23. Ðám dríum furum in the dry furrows, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 31. [Wyc. forewis, forowis furrows: Piers P. furwe: Plat. fore, fare, f: Frs. furch, furge: O. Frs. furch. f: Dut. vóre, f: Ger. furche, f: M. H. Ger. vurch, f: O. H. Ger. furh, furuh, f: Dan. fure, m. f: Swed. fåra. f: Icel. furask to be furrowed.] furh

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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