rother
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 (“bovine”), German Rind (“bovine; beef”).
Noun edit
rother (plural rothers)
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English rother, from Old English rōþor. See rudder.
Noun edit
rother (plural rothers)
- A rudder.
Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
German edit
Adjective edit
rother
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English rōþor; compare rowen.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
References edit
- “rọ̄ther, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
Etymology 2 edit
From Old English hrīþer, hrūþer.
Alternative forms edit
- ruþer, ryther, reother, ruther, rethur, roþer, reoþer, reþer, riþer, rether, ruðer, reðer, rither, rodder, rudder
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rother (plural roþers or rothern)
- Any kind or gender of bovine or bovid.
Descendants edit
- English: rother
References edit
- “rother, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.