hreoh

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hreuhaz (bad, wild), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (raw meat, fresh blood).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xre͜oːx/, [r̥e͜oːx]

Adjective

hrēoh

  1. rough, fierce, savage (of weather)
  2. tempestuous, disturbed, worried (of mind)
    • Exeter Book, The Wanderer
      Ne mæg werig mod · wyrde wiðstondan,
      ne se hreo hyge · helpe gefremman.
      A weary mind cannot withstand fate,
      nor the worried mind help out.

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