weþer

See also: wether

Old English

Alternative forms

• wæþær
• weðer — edh spelling

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz (“a yearling lamb; wether”), from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”). Cognate with Latin vitulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe.θer/, [ˈwe.ðer]

Noun

weþer m

1. wether

Declension

Declension of weþer (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	weþer	weþras
accusative	weþer	weþras
genitive	weþres	weþra
dative	weþre	weþrum

Descendants

• Middle English: wether, weder
  • Scots: weddir
  • English: wether