Old English

Alternative forms

• eorðe

Noun

eorþe f

1. earth, ground, soil, dry land

   Drihtnes ys eorðe, and eall þæt heo mid gefyld is; and eall mancynn þe þæron eardað is Drihtnes. --Psalm 23, King Alfred Translation (Paris Psalter)

2. world, material world (synonymous to middangeard)

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: erthe
  • English: earth, Earth