Old English · noun

roþor

Normalised rōþor

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈroː.θor/
[ˈroː.ðor]
Syllables: ˈroː · θor (2 syllables)
Modern English: rudder rother scull oar

Meaning

oar
rudder, scull

Declension

Declension of roþor
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rōþor	rōþor
Accusative	rōþor	rōþor
Genitive	rōþres	rōþra
Dative	rōþre	rōþrum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rōþr (“rudder”, literally “instrument for rowing”). Cognate with Old Frisian rōther, Old High German ruodar. Equivalent to rōwan (“to row”) + -þor.

Descendants

rother, rudder

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