*hurhwą

Runic: ᚺᚢᚱᚺᚹᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxur.xʷɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

dirt, mucus, dirty substance

Etymology

Possibly from a Pre-Germanic *kr̥k-wo-, which Kroonen suggests might be connected with Middle Irish corcach (‘moor’), for a Proto-Indo-European *kork-.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	hurhwą	hurhwō
Acc.	hurhwą	hurhwō
Gen.	hurhwas, hurhwis	hurhwǫ̂
Dat.	hurhwai	hurhwamaz
Inst.	hurhwō	hurhwamiz
Voc.	hurhwą	hurhwō

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Descendants

*horhu (Proto-West Germanic)
- hore (Old Frisian)
*horhu (Proto-West Germanic)
- horo (Old Dutch)
  - hōre (Middle Dutch)
    - hore (Dutch)
*horhu (Proto-West Germanic)
- horh, horg, horu (Old English)
  - hore (Middle English)
*horhu (Proto-West Germanic)
- horo (Old High German)
  - hore, hor (Middle High German)
    - Hor (German)
*horhu (Proto-West Germanic)
- horo, horu (Old Saxon)
  - hōre, hōr, hāre, hār (Middle Low German)
horr (Old Norse)
- hor (Icelandic)

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