earsþerl

Old English

Etymology

From ears (“arse”) +‎ þyrel (“hole, opening”). More at arse, thirl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæɑ̯rsˌθerl/

Noun

earsþerl n

(anatomy) The anus.

Declension

Declension of earsþerl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	earsþerl	earsþerl
accusative	earsþerl	earsþerl
genitive	earsþerles	earsþerla
dative	earsþerle	earsþerlum

Further reading

ears-þerl in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
earsðerl in John R. Clark Hall (1916) A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd ed., p. 85

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