English
Uther
Uther comes from Middle Welsh Uthyr.
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500Uthyr
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Uther
- Englishearliest quotation 1842same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500Uthyr
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Uther
- Englishearliest quotation 1842same form
Earliest quotation: 1842, Alfred Tennyson, The Palace of Art: “Or mythic Uther's deeply-wounded son / In some fair…”
Every English word from Middle Welsh Uthyr
Today it means
name The father of King Arthur.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Welsh Uthyr / Uther