hriþ

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Old English

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *hrīþō (sudden attack; seizure; fit; storm). Cognate with Old Norse hríð.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xriːθ/, [r̥iːθ]

Noun

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hrīþ f

  1. snowstorm; storm, tempest
    • Hrið hreosende hrusan bindeð.
      The falling snowstorm binds the earth.
      (The Wanderer)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *hriþiz. Cognate with Old High German rito. Perhaps ultimately from the same source as Welsh cryd.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hriþ m

  1. fever

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz. Cognate with Old High German hrind, rind.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xriːθ/, [r̥iːθ]

Noun

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hrīþ n (nominative plural hrīþeru or hrīþera)

  1. a neat
  2. (in the plural) cattle
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