hreod

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hreudą. Cognate with Old Frisian hriād, Old Saxon hriod, Old Dutch ried, riet, Old High German hriot, riot. Further etymology uncertain.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhreːo̯d/

Noun

hrēod n

A reed
A reedy place

Declension

Declension of hreod (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hrēod	hrēod
accusative	hrēod	hrēod
genitive	hrēodes	hrēoda
dative	hrēode	hrēodum

Derived terms

*hrēoden

Descendants

Middle English: reod, rede, reed, rued, rode
- English: reed
- Scots: rede, rude

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