hreod

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hreud. Cognate with Old Frisian hriād, Old Saxon hriod, Old Dutch ried, riet, Old High German hriot, riot. Further etymology uncertain.

Pronunciation

Noun

hrēod n

  1. a reed
  2. a reedy place

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