hreod

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hreud. Cognate with Old Frisian hriād, Old Saxon hriod, Old Dutch ried, riet, Old High German hriot, riot. Further etymology uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xre͜oːd/, [r̥e͜oːd]

Noun

hrēod n

  1. a reed
  2. a reedy place

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hrēod hrēod
accusative hrēod hrēod
genitive hrēodes hrēoda
dative hrēode hrēodum

Derived terms

  • *hrēoden

Descendants

  • Middle English: red, red, reed, reede, reod, reede, rode, rued
    • English: reed
    • Scots: reed
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