rint
See also: RINT
Middle Dutch
Etymology
A partial merger of two different, but related and probably synonymous words:
- rint from Old Dutch *rind, from Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz
- runt from Old Dutch *rund, from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz
In the coastal dialects, unrounding of runt also resulted in rint.
Noun
rint n
- cow, bovine
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- rent
- runt
Descendants
- Dutch: rund
- Limburgish: röndj
Further reading
- “rint”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “rint”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “runt (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page runt
West Frisian
Verb
rint
- third-person singular present of rinne