rotian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rutōną, *rutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewd-.

Verb

rotian

  1. to rot, get corrupt, ulcerate, putrify

Declension

Derived terms

  • forrotian
  • ġerotian
  • rotung

Descendants

  • Middle English: roten, rotten

References

  • rotian in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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