hriþer

See also: hrither

Old English

Alternative forms

hrūþer, hrȳþer

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxriː.θer/, [ˈr̥iː.ðer]

Noun

hrīþer n

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

Declension

Declension of hriþer (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hrīþer	hrīþeru
accusative	hrīþer	hrīþeru
genitive	hrīþeres	hrīþera
dative	hrīþere	hrīþerum

Descendants

Middle English: rother, reother, rither, rether
- English: rother

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