[OE.
wether
, AS.
weðer
; akin to OS.
wethar
,
withar
, a ram, D.
weder
, G.
widder
, OHG.
widar
, Icel.
veðr
, Sw.
vädur
, Dan.
vædder
, Goth.
wiþrus
a lamb, L.
vitulus
calf, Skr.
vatsa
, L.
vetus
old, Gr.
ἔτοσ
year; – originally meaning, a yearling. Cf.
Veal
,
Veteran
.]
A castrated ram.