Old English · noun

hryþþa

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈryθ.θɑ/
Syllables: ˈryθ · θɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: mastiff large

Meaning

mastiff, large dog

Declension

Declension of hryþþa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ryþþa	ryþþan
Accusative	ryþþan	ryþþan
Genitive	ryþþan	ryþþena
Dative	ryþþan	ryþþum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hruþþjō, from Proto-Germanic *hruþjô (“male dog”), clearly connected to Old High German rudio and Dutch reu. Possibly from *hruttōn- (“to roar”), from a Proto-Indo-European root shared by Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza), Old English hrot. Or, from Proto-Germanic *hreutaną, *hrūtaną, *hruttōną (“to snore”), which would be related to Old Norse hrjóta.

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