hriþ

See also: hríð

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hrīþu, from Proto-Germanic *hrīþō (“sudden attack; seizure; fit; storm”). Cognate with Old Norse hríð.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xriːθ/, [r̥iːθ]

Noun

hrīþ f or n

  1. (hapax legomenon) snowstorm; storm, tempest
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      hrīð hrēosende · hruse bindeð,
      wintres wōma, · þonne won cymeð,
      ground binds the falling snowstorm,
      howling of winter, then the dark comes,
Declension

Feminine declension: Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative hrīþ hrīþa, hrīþe
accusative hrīþe hrīþa, hrīþe
genitive hrīþe hrīþa
dative hrīþe hrīþum

Neuter declension: Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative hrīþ hrīþ
accusative hrīþ hrīþ
genitive hrīþes hrīþa
dative hrīþe hrīþum
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *hriþi, from Proto-Germanic *hriþiz. Cognate with Old High German rito. Perhaps ultimately from the same source as Welsh cryd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xriθ/, [r̥iθ]

Noun

hriþ m

  1. fever

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *hrinþ, from Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz. Cognate with Old High German hrind, rind.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xriːθ/, [r̥iːθ]

Noun

hrīþ n (nominative plural hrīþeru or hrīþera)

  1. a neat
  2. (in the plural) cattle
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