horh

Old English

Alternative forms

• horg, hroh, hrog

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *horhu, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xorx/, [horˠx]

Noun

horh m or n

1. phlegm

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	horh	horwas
accusative	horh	horwas
genitive	horwes	horwa
dative	horwe	horwum

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	horh	horas
accusative	horh	horas
genitive	hores	hora
dative	hore	horum

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	horh	horh
accusative	horh	horh
genitive	horwes	horwa
dative	horwe	horwum

Descendants

See Old English: horu

• Middle English: hore, horwe
  • ⇒ Middle English: horowe (adjective)
    • ⇒ Middle English: horuthe, horthe (“filth”)

See also

• horu