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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *uʀanþ, from Proto-Germanic *uzanþą, a compound of Proto-Germanic *uz (“out”) + *anþą (“breath”). The latter word is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian omma, Old Norse ǫnd, andi (Swedish ande).
Pronunciation
Noun
oroþ n
- breath, exhalation
Declension
Declension of oroþ (strong a-stem)
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