hreaþemus

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Origin obscure. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *hraþamūs (literally fleet-mouse, swift-mouse), equivalent to hræd +‎ mūs. Compare Old Saxon hradamūs (bat), Old High German rodamūs (bat).

Alternatively, first element from Proto-Indo-European *krew- (to shake, wave around), related to Tocharian A kru (reed), Tocharian B kärwats, Lithuanian krutéti (to move);[1] second element from mūs (mouse).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxræ͜ɑ.θeˌmuːs/, [ˈr̥æ͜ɑ.ðeˌmuːs]

Noun

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hreaþemūs f

  1. bat (flying mammal)
    Synonyms: cwieldhræþe, hrēremūs

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: rethemous, ratmose, remous

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “623”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 623