hryre
Old English
noun
Definitions
- a fall or descent
- downfall, destruction, ruin
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hruzjaz (collision, a fall) derived from Proto-Indo-European *krow- (beat, fall, break).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*krow-
Gloss
beat, fall, break
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Action/Process