Wether

Wether , noun

[Old English wether, Anglo-Saxon weeer; akin to Old Saxon wethar, withar, a ram, Dutch weder, German widder, Old High German widar, Icelandic veer, Swedish vadur, Danish vadder, Gothic wiþrus a lamb, Latin vitulus calf, Sanskrit vatsa, Latin vetus old, Greek 'e`tos year; -- originally meaning, a yearling. Compare Veal, Veteran.]

A castrated ram.