Old English · noun
oroþ
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈo.roθ/
- Syllables
- ˈo · roθ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- breathexhalation
Meaning
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breath, exhalation
Ēac swylċe þǣr beoð cende Healfhundingas ðā syndon hātene Conopoenas. Hī habbað horses manan ⁊ eoferes tucxas ⁊ hunda hēafda, ⁊ heora oruð byð swylċe fȳres līġ.
Born there, too, are the Half-Hounds, who are known as Conopoenas. They have a horse's mane and a boar's tusks and the heads of dogs, and their breath is like a fiery flame.
Wonders of the East
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *uʀanþ, from Proto-Germanic *uzanþą, a compound of Proto-Germanic *uz (“out”) + *anþą (“breath”). The latter word is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian omma, Old Norse ǫnd, andi (Swedish ande).
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