hriþer

See also: hrither

Old English

Etymology

From Anglo-Frisian *hrį̄þir (back-formed from the z-stem plural *hrį̄þiru), from Proto-West Germanic *hrinþ. Cognate with Old Frisian hrīther, Old High German rind.

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	hrīþru
accusative	hrīþer	hrīþru
genitive	hrīþres	hrīþra
dative	hrīþre	hrīþrum

Descendants

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

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