weþer

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See also: wether

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz (“a yearling lamb; wether”), from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”). Cognate with Latin vitulus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈwe.θer/, [ˈwe.ðer]

Noun[edit]

weþer m

  1. wether

Declension[edit]

Declension of weþer (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative weþer weþras
accusative weþer weþras
genitive weþres weþra
dative weþre weþrum

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: wether, weder
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