forhta

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *forhtu, from Proto-Germanic *furhtō.

Noun

forhta f

1. fear, fright

Inflection

Declension of forhta (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	forhta	forhta, forhton
accusative	forhta, forhton	forhta, forhton
genitive	forhton	forhtono
dative	forhton	forhton

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: vrucht
  • Dutch: vrucht

References

• “forhta”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈforx.tɑ/, [ˈforˠx.tɑ]

Adjective

forhta

1. inflection of forht:
   1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
   2. weak nominative masculine singular

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *forhtu, from Proto-Germanic *furhtō; related to *furhtį̄, whence Old English fyrhtu, English fright.

Noun

forhta f

1. fear, fright, dread

Descendants

• Middle High German: vorhte, vorht
  • German: Furcht, (obsolete) Forcht