Old English · noun
hreremus
Normalised hrēremūs
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong consonant stem
- IPA
- /ˈxreː.reˌmuːs/[ˈr̥eː.reˌmuːs]
- Syllables
- ˈxreː · re · ˌmuːs (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- rearmousereremousemammalbatflying
Meaning
-
bat (flying mammal)
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From hrēran (“to whisk, stir”) + mūs (“mouse”).
Descendants
rearmouse, reremouse
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