rother

Meaning

Noun

• A horned animal, especially an ox.
• A rudder.

Origin

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