Old English · proper noun
Hreþe
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxreː.θe/[ˈr̥eː.ðe]
- Syllables
- ˈxreː · θe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- rhedadeity
Meaning
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Rheda (deity)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *Hrōþijǭ, related to *hrōþiz (“fame, glory”). Cognate with Old High German *Hrouda, Hruada.
Related words
Derivedhrēþmōnaþ
Cognates
Proto-Germanic *Hrōþijǭ
Old High German *Hrouda
Attested in Bēowulf
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