feoh

See also: feoh-

Old English

Alternative forms

fioh, feh

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“livestock, domestic animals”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian fia (West Frisian fee), Old Saxon fehu (Low German Veeh), Dutch vee, Old High German fihu (German Vieh), Old Norse fé (Danish fæ, Swedish fä), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿 (faihu). The Indo-European root is also the source of Sanskrit पशु (páśu, “cattle”), Latin pecus, Old Armenian ասր (asr, “fleece”) and Lithuanian pēkus (“cattle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /feo̯h/, [feo̯x]

Noun

feoh n

money
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
  Ēalā ġif iċ hæfde feoh.
  If only I had money.
livestock, cattle
property
the runic character ᚠ (/f/)

Declension

Declension of feoh

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	feoh
accusative	feoh
genitive	fēos
dative	fēo

Derived terms

feohġift

Descendants

Middle English: feh, fe, fee (with Old French)
- English: fee
- Scots: fe, fee, fiel

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