ryþþa
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *hruþjan- (“male dog”), clearly connected to Old High German rudio and Dutch reu. Possibly from *hruttōn- (“to roar”), from a Proto-Indo-European root shared by Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza), Old English hrot. Or, from Proto-Germanic *hreutan-, *hrūtan-, *hruttōną (“to snore”), which would be related to Old Norse hrjóta.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editryþþa m (nominative plural ryþþan)
- mastiff, large dog
Declension
editDeclension of ryþþa (weak)