Uther
See also: uther
English
Etymology
From Middle English Uther, from Welsh Uthyr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjuːθəɹ/
- IPA(key): /ˈuːθəɹ/
Proper noun
Uther
- (Arthurian legend) The father of King Arthur.
Translations
father of King Arthur
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Anagrams
- hurte, ruthe, thrue
Middle English
Etymology
From Welsh Uthyr.
Proper noun
Uther
- Uther
- 1470–1483 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “[The Tale of King Arthur]”, in Le Morte Darthur (British Library Additional Manuscript 59678), [England: s.n.], folio 35, recto, lines 11–16:
- ye ſeyde kyng Arthure I love Gwenyvere the kyngꝭ doughtir of lodegrean of þe londe of Camelerde the whyche holdyth In his houſe the table rounde that ye tolde me he had hit of my fadir Vther · And this dameſell is the moſte valyaunte and fayryſt that I know lyvyng, or yet that eu[er] I coude fynde
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Descendants
- English: Uther