hrīðer Posted on April 7, 2017 by Hana Videen hrīðer, n.n: horned cattle, ox, cow, heifer. (HREE-ther / ˈhriː-θɛr) A grinning ox in Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme. Flanders, c. 1350. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 47r. [bestiary.ca] Share this:ShareClick to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related
Perhaps hriþer-heifer is an early example of the odd, to Americans, substitution of f for th in Cockney English and maybe other Englishes. (applied in Russell Hoban’s “toofy teef.”) LikeLike
Perhaps hriþer-heifer is an early example of the odd, to Americans, substitution of f for th in Cockney English and maybe other Englishes. (applied in Russell Hoban’s “toofy teef.”)
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