Earfoþe

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Noun 1.5 Alternative spellings

Old English

Etymology

From Germanic *arƀējiðiz ‘hardship’, from a verb *arƀējō ‘be orphaned’. Cognate with Old Saxon arƀed (Dutch arbeid, Swedish arbete ‘place of work’), Old High German arbeit (German Arbeit ‘work, labour’), Old Norse erfiði, Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈæarvoðe/

Adjective

earfoþe

1. difficult, laborious, full of hardship

Noun

earfoþe n (plural earfoþu)

1. suffering, hardship

Alternative spellings

• earfeþe