feortan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fertaną, from Proto-Indo-European *perd-.

Germanic cognates: Old High German ferzan (German furzen), Old Norse freta (Swedish fjärta).

Indo-European cognates: Ancient Greek πέρδομαι (pérdomai), Russian пердеть (perdetʹ), Lithuanian pérsti, Welsh rhech.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeo̯rtɑn/, [ˈfeo̯rˠtɑn]

Verb

feortan

  1. to fart

Conjugation

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