oroþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzunþa-, a compound of Proto-Germanic *uz + *unþa-. The latter word is from Proto-Indo-European *ane-. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian omma, Old Norse ǫnd, andi (Swedish ande).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoroθ/

Noun

oroþ n

breath

Related terms

orþian
ōþian

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