hreaþemus

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

First element from Proto-Indo-European *krew- (“to shake, wave around”), related to Tocharian A kru (“reed”), Tocharian B kärwats, Lithuanian krutéti (“to move”);[1] second element from mus. Compare Old Saxon hradamūs (“bat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxræ͜ɑː.θeˌmuːs/, [ˈr̥æ͜ɑː.ðeˌmuːs]

Noun

hrēaþemūs f

  1. bat (flying mammal)
    Synonym: hrēremūs

Declension

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References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959), “623”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 623
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