*wrēþuz
Runic: ᚹᚱᛖᚦᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwrɛː.θuz/noun · masculine · u-stem
Meanings
herd, troop, flock
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wrēto- (‘multitude, crowd, troop, company’), from Proto-Indo-European *wer-, *wrē- (‘to string, put in a row’). Cognate with Sanskrit व्रात (vrā́ta) (vrā́ta, ‘crowd, troop, company’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | wrēþuz | wrēþiwiz |
| Acc. | wrēþų | wrēþunz |
| Gen. | wrēþauz | wrēþiwǫ̂ |
| Dat. | wrēþiwi | wrēþumaz |
| Inst. | wrēþū | wrēþumiz |
| Voc. | wrēþu | wrēþiwiz |
Descendants
- wrǣþ (Old English)
- wrǣd (Old English)
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*vráðr (Old Norse)
- vrāth (Old Danish)
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*vráði (Old Norse)
- vrāth (Old Danish)
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ráði (Old Norse)
- vrāth (Old Danish)
- 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (wriþus) (Gothic)