hriþer

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See also: hrither

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *hrinþiʀ (“cattle”). Cognate with Old Frisian hrīther (“cattle”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxriː.θer/, [ˈr̥iː.ðer]

Noun[edit]

hrīþer n

  1. (countable) cow; bull; ox; head of cattle (any bovine animal)

Declension[edit]

Declension of hriþer (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hrīþer hrīþeru
accusative hrīþer hrīþeru
genitive hrīþeres hrīþera
dative hrīþere hrīþerum

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: rother, reother, rither, rether
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