rother
See also: Rother and röther
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɒðə/
Etymology 1
From Middle English rother, ruther, reother, from Old English hrūþer, hrȳþer, byforms of hrīþer, hrīþ (“neat; ox”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz, *hrinþaz. Cognate with Dutch rund (“ox”), German Rind (“bovine; beef”).
Noun
rother (plural rothers)
- (obsolete) A horned animal, especially an ox.
Etymology 2
From Middle English rother, from Old English rōþor. See rudder.
Noun
rother (plural rothers)
- A rudder.
Derived terms
- rother nail
Anagrams
- rethor, rhetor
German
Adjective
rother
- inflection of roth:
- strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
- strong genitive/dative feminine singular
- strong genitive plural
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English rōþor; compare rowen.
Alternative forms
- rodder, rothre, ruder, rothyr, rothir, rothar, roþer
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroːðər/, /ˈroːdər/
Noun
rother (plural rothers)
- A rudder or till; a steering implement for a ship.
- An oar; a long stick used for a boat's propulsion.
- (rare) One who steers a boat (i.e. using a rudder)
- (rare) A stick for mixing malt during brewing.
- (rare, figurative) An administrator or director.
Descendants
- English: rudder, rother
- Scots: rudder, ruther, ruder
References
- “rọ̄ther, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
Etymology 2
From Old English hrīþer, hrūþer.
Alternative forms
- ruþer, ryther, reother, ruther, rethur, roþer, reoþer, reþer, riþer, rether, ruðer, reðer, rither, rodder, rudder
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈruðər/, /ˈrɔðər/, /ˈriðər/, /ˈrɛðər/
Noun
rother (plural roþers or rothern)
- Any kind or gender of bovine or bovid.
Descendants
- English: rother
References
- “rother, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.