rother

See also: Rother, röther, roþer, and røþer

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒðə/
• Rhymes: -ɒðə

Etymology 1

From Middle English rother, ruther, reother, from Old English hrūþer, hrȳþer, byforms of hrīþer, hrīþ (“neat; ox”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz, *hrinþaz. Cognate with Dutch rund (“bovine”), German Rind (“bovine; beef”).

Noun

rother (plural rothers)

1. (obsolete) A horned animal, especially an ox.

Etymology 2

From Middle English rother, from Old English rōþor. See rudder.

Noun

rother (plural rothers)

1. A rudder.

Derived terms

• rother nail

Anagrams

• rethor, rhetor

German

Adjective

rother

1. inflection of roth:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English rōþor; compare rowen.

Alternative forms

• rodder, rothre, ruder, rothyr, rothir, rothar, roþer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroːðər/, /ˈroːdər/

Noun

rother (plural rothers)

2. A rudder or till; a steering implement for a ship.
3. An oar; a long stick used for a boat's propulsion.
4. (rare) One who steers a boat (i.e. using a rudder)
5. (rare) A stick for mixing malt during brewing.
6. (rare, figurative) An administrator or director.

Descendants

• English: rudder, rother
• Scots: rudder, ruther, ruder

References

• “rọ̄ther, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 August 2018.

Etymology 2

From Old English hrīþer, hrūþer.

Alternative forms

• ruþer, ryther, reother, ruther, rethur, roþer, reoþer, reþer, riþer, rether, ruðer, reðer, rither, rodder, rudder

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruðər/, /ˈrɔðər/, /ˈriðər/, /ˈrɛðər/

Noun

rother (plural roþers or rothern)

2. Any kind or gender of bovine or bovid.

Descendants

• English: rother

References

• “rother, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 August 2018.