þræd

See also: thraed

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian thrēd, Old Saxon thrād, Old High German drāt, Old Norse þráðr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θræːd/

Noun

þrǣd m

  1. thread

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative þrǣd þrǣdas
accusative þrǣd þrǣdas
genitive þrǣdes þrǣda
dative þrǣde þrǣdum

Descendants

  • Middle English: thred, threed, threde, þræd, þred, þrede
    • English: thread
    • Scots: threid
    • Yola: dreade
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