*hrōþrą
Runic: ᚺᚱᛟᚦᚱᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxrɔː.θrɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
praise
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kreH-tro-, from *kreH- (‘to shout’). Cognate with Sanskrit कीर्ति (kīrti) (kīrti, ‘speech, report; fame’) (from the related root कृ (kṛ, ‘to commemorate, honor’)), Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆 (car^əkər^ə) (car^əkər^ə, ‘to praise’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hrōþrą | hrōþrō |
| Acc. | hrōþrą | hrōþrō |
| Gen. | hrōþras, hrōþris | hrōþrǫ̂ |
| Dat. | hrōþrai | hrōþramaz |
| Inst. | hrōþrō | hrōþramiz |
| Voc. | hrōþrą | hrōþrō |
Descendants
- hrōdor (Old English)
-
hróðr (Old Norse)
- hróður (Icelandic)