reotan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *reutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *HrewdH-. Compare Icelandic rjóta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈre͜oː.tɑn/

Verb

rēotan

  1. to make a noise
  2. to make a noise in grief, to lament, wail
    Rēoteþ mēowle, sēo þe hire bearn gesihþ brondas þeccan.
    The woman wails, she who sees the flames covering her child.
  3. to weep, shed tears

Conjugation

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