oroþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• oruþ, oraþ, oreþ, orþ

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.roθ/

Noun

oroþ n

1. breath, exhalation

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	oroþ	oroþu
accusative	oroþ	oroþu
genitive	oroþes	oroþa
dative	oroþe	oroþum

Derived terms

• oroþian

Related terms

• ōþian

Descendants

• Middle English: orth, orð