- fearh
- m (féares/féaras) little pig, hog
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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Farrow — Far row (f[a^]r r[ o]), n. [AS. fearh a little pig; a akin to OHG. farh, farah, pig, dim. farheli little pig, G. fercel, D. varken pig, Lith. parszas OIr. orc, L. porcus, Gr. po rkos. Cf. {Pork}.] A litter of pigs. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
farrow — I. verb Etymology: Middle English farwen, from Old English *feargian, from Old English fearh young pig; akin to Old High German farah young pig, Latin porcus pig Date: 13th century transitive verb to give birth to (a farrow) intransitive verb of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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porko- — Young pig. Oldest form *pork̑o , becoming *porko in centum languages. 1. a. farrow1, from Old English fearh, little pig; b. aardvark, from Middle Dutch diminutive form varken, small pig. Both a and b from Germanic *farhaz. 2. porcelain … Universalium
farrow — farrow1 /far oh/, n. 1. a litter of pigs. v.t. 2. (of swine) to bring forth (young). v.i. 3. to produce a litter of pigs. [bef. 900; ME farwen to give birth to a litter of pigs, deriv. of OE fearh pig (c. L porcus); akin to G Ferkel young pig]… … Universalium
sty — sty1 /stuy/, n., pl. sties, v., stied, stying. n. 1. a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen. 2. any filthy place or abode. 3. a place of bestial debauchery. v.t. 4. to keep or lodge in or as if in a sty. v.i. 5. to live in or as i … Universalium
féar — see fearh … Old to modern English dictionary
Ferkel — Sn std. (9. Jh.), mhd. verhelīn, verhel, ahd. farhilī(n) Stammwort. Diminutivform zu ahd. far(a)h aus wg. * farha m./n. Schwein , auch in ae. fearh m. Dieses aus ig. * porko m. Schwein , auch in l. porcus m., lit. par͂šas m., kslav. prasę, mir.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
