iermþ

Old English

Alternative forms

  • yrmþ, irmþ, ermþ

Etymology

From earlier *iermþu, from *iermiþu, from *earmiþu, from Anglo-Frisian *ærmiþu, from West Germanic *armiþu, from Proto-Germanic *armiþō. Equivalent to earm (poor) + .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiy̯rmθ/, [ˈiy̯rmθ]

Noun

iermþ f

  1. poverty
  2. misery

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: armthe
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