Obotrite

English

Alternative forms

• Obodrite, Abotrite, Abodrite

Etymology

From a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *obodriťь (“Obotrite”), from earlier *obъ Odrě (“on Oder”).

Noun

Obotrite (plural Obotrites)

1. Member of a confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in northern Germany.

Translations

member of a confederation of medieval Slavic tribes

• German: Abodrite (de) m
• Serbo-Croatian: Bodrić m, Bodrič, Obodrit, Abodrit

Further reading

• Obotrite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia