rother
牛（古語）
解説 Definition
古い英語や方言で牛を意味する言葉。現代英語ではほぼ使用されないが、歴史的テキストや地名に見られることがある。
Rother is an obsolete or dialectal English noun for horned cattle or an individual bovine animal. It is now encountered mainly in historical writing, older poetry, regional usage, and the interpretation of certain British place-names.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
rother は現代の cow や cattle に当たる古語・方言語で、歴史文書、古い詩、地名の説明に現れる。日常会話で牛を指すなら使わず、「年代記の野原にいる角のある家畜」という場面で覚える。集合的・複数的に rother were とされる古い用例もある。
Place rother in an old rural scene: a chronicle or poem describes horned cattle grazing beside a village. That historical setting helps distinguish it from the modern everyday words cow, bull, ox, and cattle. The noun is obsolete or dialectal, so learners should recognize it rather than normally use it in present-day conversation. Older sources may use rother collectively or in plural reference, as in “rother were grazing.” It also survives indirectly in discussions of British place-names, which is why it may appear outside literary texts.
例文
The old poem described a rother standing in the field.
古い詩は野原に立つ牛（古語）について描いていた。
In the village, the name 'Rother Hill' reminds people of the herds of rother that once grazed there.
村では「ロザー・ヒル」という名前がかつて牛（古語）の群れが草を食んでいたことを思い出させる。
When reading the chronicle, I learned that rother were important for farmers centuries ago.
年代記を読むと、何世紀も前に牛（古語）が農家にとって大切だったと知った。
rother の類義語・関連語
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rother の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 hrīþer（牛）に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *hrunþaz に遡る。horn（角）と同根で、角を持つ家畜を指した。英国の地名 Rotherham（牛の囲い場）にも残り、古くから牧畜文化と結びついた語。
Rother descends from Old English hrīþer or hryther, a word for cattle or a bovine animal, and has cognates elsewhere in the Germanic languages. Historical forms varied considerably as English sounds and spelling changed. The word was associated with horned livestock and survived in dialects after cow and cattle became the ordinary terms. Related historical forms are also encountered when discussing some British local names.
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