stodhors

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stōdahross (“breeding horse”), equivalent to stōd +‎ hors. Cognate with Old High German stuotros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstoːd.xors/, [ˈstoːd.horˠs]

Noun

stōdhors n

1. a studhorse

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	stōdhors	stōdhors
accusative	stōdhors	stōdhors
genitive	stōdhorses	stōdhorsa
dative	stōdhorse	stōdhorsum

Related terms

• ġestēdhors
• stēda

Descendants

• Middle English: *stodehors, *studhors
  • English: studhorse