hriþ

See also: hríð

Old English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xriːθ/, [r̥iːθ]

Noun

hrīþ f

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xriθ/, [r̥iθ]

Noun

hriþ m

  1. fever

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xriːθ/, [r̥iːθ]

Noun

hrīþ n (nominative plural hrīþeru or hrīþera)

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