rother
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English rother, ruther, reother, from Old English hrūþer, hrȳþer, byforms of hrīþer, hrīþ (“neat; ox”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz, *hrinþaz. Cognate with Dutch rund (“ox”), German Rind (“bovine; beef”).
Noun
rother (plural rothers)
Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English. See rudder.
Noun
rother (plural rothers)
- A rudder.
Derived terms
Anagrams
German
Adjective
rother
- inflection of roth:
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English rōþor, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą; compare rowen.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
rother (plural rothers)
- A rudder or till; a steering implement for a ship.
- An oar; a long stick used for a boat's propulsion.
- (rare) One who steers a boat (i.e. using a rudder)
- (rare) A stick for mixing malt during brewing.
- (rare, figurative) An administrator or director.
Descendants
References
- “rọ̄ther (n.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
Etymology 2
From Old English hrīþer, hrūþer, from Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz, *hrunþaz.
Alternative forms
- ruþer, ryther, reother, ruther, rethur, roþer, reoþer, reþer, riþer, rether, ruðer, reðer, rither, rodder, rudder
Pronunciation
Noun
rother (plural roþers or rothern)
- Any kind or gender of bovine or bovid.
Descendants
- English: rother
References
- “rother (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
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