hreosan

From Proto-West Germanic *hreusan, from Proto-Germanic *hreusaną (“to fall down”). Cognate with Old High German riosan.

• IPA^(key): /ˈxre͜oː.sɑn/, [ˈr̥e͜oː.zɑn]

hrēosan

1. to fall
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     baþian brimfuglas, · brǣdan feþra,
     hrēosan hrīm ond snāw, · hagle ġemenġed.

     the sea-birds bathe, spread their feathers,
     frost and snow fall, mingled with hail.

2. to collapse
3. to rush
4. to fall down

• hreorig (“ruinous”)