weþer

See also: wether

Old English

Alternative forms

wæþær

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

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

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