hriþ

Old English

Etymology 1

From Germanic. Cognate with Old Norse hríð and Icelandic hríð.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hriːθ/

Noun

hrīþ f

1. snowstorm; storm, tempest
   • Hrið hreosende hrusan bindeð.

     The falling snowstorm binds the earth. (The Wanderer)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hriθ/

Noun

hriþ m

1. fever