fyrhtu

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *furhtī, from Proto-Germanic *furhtį̄.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfyrx.tu/, [ˈfyrˠx.tu]

Noun

fyrhtu f

  1. fright

Inflection

Strong īn-stem:

singular plural
nominative fyrhtu fyrhtu, fyrhte
accusative fyrhtu, fyrhte fyrhtu, fyrhte
genitive fyrhtu, fyrhte fyrhta
dative fyrhtu, fyrhte fyrhtum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: fright, friȝt, freyhte, fyrht, furht, frigt, fryȝt
    • English: fright
    • Scots: fricht