hriþ

See also: hríð

Old English

Alternative forms

• hrīð — edh spelling

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hrīþu, from Proto-Germanic *hrīþō (“sudden attack; seizure; fit; storm”). Cognate with Old Norse hríð.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xriːθ/, [r̥iːθ]
• Rhymes: -iːθ

Noun

hrīþ f or n

1. (hapax legomenon) snowstorm; storm, tempest
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     hrīð hrēosende · hruse bindeð,
     wintres wōma, · þonne won cymeð,

     ground binds the falling snowstorm,
     howling of winter, then the dark comes,

Declension

Feminine declension: Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hrīþ	hrīþa, hrīþe
accusative	hrīþe	hrīþa, hrīþe
genitive	hrīþe	hrīþa
dative	hrīþe	hrīþum

Neuter declension: Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hrīþ	hrīþ
accusative	hrīþ	hrīþ
genitive	hrīþes	hrīþa
dative	hrīþe	hrīþum

Derived terms

• hrīþiġ

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *hriþi, from Proto-Germanic *hriþiz. Cognate with Old High German rito. Perhaps ultimately from the same source as Welsh cryd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xriθ/, [r̥iθ]

Noun

hriþ m

1. fever

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *hrinþ, from Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz. Cognate with Old High German hrind, rind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xriːθ/, [r̥iːθ]

Noun

hrīþ n (nominative plural hrīþeru or hrīþera)

1. a bull or cow
2. (in the plural) cattle

Related terms

• hrīþer
• hrūþ