See also: hriþer

Old Frisian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *hrinþiʀ (cattle). Cognate with Old English hrīþer (cattle).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhriːðer/
  • (Late Old Frisian): IPA(key): /ˈriːðer/

Noun edit

hrīther n

  1. cattle

Descendants edit

  • North Frisian: ridder
  • West Frisian: rier

References edit

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN