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rother

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒðə/

The English word “rother” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A horned animal, especially an ox.
  2. A rudder.

Etymology

From Middle English rother, ruther, reother, from Old English hrūþer, hrȳþer, byforms of hrīþer, hrīþ (“neat; ox”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz, *hrinþaz. Cognate with Dutch rund (“bovine”), German Rind (“bovine; beef”).

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