rother

See also: Rother and röther

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɒðə/

Etymology 1

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 (“ox”), German Rind (“bovine; beef”).

Noun

rother (plural rothers)

  1. a horned animal, especially an ox

Etymology 2

From Old English. See rudder.

Noun

rother (plural rothers)

  1. A rudder.
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Adjective

rother

  1. inflected form of roth
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