hreaþemus

== Old English == === Alternative forms === hræþemūs, hrēaþemūs, hrǣþemūs hreaðemūs, hrēaðemūs — edh spelling === Etymology === Origin obscure. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *hraþamūs (literally “fleet-mouse, swift-mouse”), equivalent to hræd +‎ mūs. Compare Old Saxon hradamūs (“bat”), Old High German rodamūs (“bat”). Alternatively, first element from Proto-Indo-European *krew- (“to shake, wave around”), related to Tocharian A kru (“reed”), Tocharian B kärwats, Lithuanian krutéti (“to move”); second element from mūs (“mouse”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxræ͜ɑ.θeˌmuːs/, [ˈr̥æ͜ɑ.ðeˌmuːs] === Noun === hreaþemūs f bat (flying mammal) Synonyms: cwieldhræþe, hrēremūs ==== Declension ==== Strong consonant stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: rethemous, ratmose, remous ==== References ====