otor

Old English

Alternative forms

otur, oter, otr, ottor

Etymology

From West Germanic *otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz (“otter”), from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water animal, otter”). Related to Old Frisian *otter (West Frisian otter), Old Saxon *ottar (Low German Otter), Old Dutch ottar (Dutch otter), Old High German ottar (German Otter), Old Norse otr (Swedish utter).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈotur/

Noun

otor m

otter
Otras bēoþ hwīlum ġenemned on Nīwenglisċ ‘water dogs’, þæt is on Ealdenglisċ ‘wæterhundas’.
Otters are sometimes called 'water dogs' in modern English, that is in Old English 'wæterhundas'.

Declension

Declension of otor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	otor	otras
accusative	otor	otras
genitive	otres	otra
dative	otre	otrum

Descendants

Middle English: oter, otir, otur, otyre
- Scots: otter
- English: otter

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