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Old English
Etymology
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
Noun
hreaþemūs f
- bat (flying mammal)
- Synonyms: cwieldhræþe, hrēremūs
Declension
Strong consonant stem:
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