hriþer

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See also: hrither

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

hrīþer n

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

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hrīþer hrīþeru
accusative hrīþer hrīþeru
genitive hrīþeres hrīþera
dative hrīþere hrīþerum

Descendants

  • Middle English: rother, reother, rither, rether