hreod

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *hreud. Cognate with Old Frisian hriād, Old Saxon hriod, Old Dutch ried, riet, Old High German hriot, riot. Further etymology uncertain.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xre͜oːd/, [r̥e͜oːd]

Noun[edit]

hrēod n

  1. a reed
  2. a reedy place

Declension[edit]

Declension of hreod (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hrēod hrēod
accusative hrēod hrēod
genitive hrēodes hrēoda
dative hrēode hrēodum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: red, red, reed, reede, reod, reede, rode, rued
    • English: reed
    • Scots: reed
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