þreax

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þraki, from Proto-Germanic *þrekkaz (“dirt”) (variant of *þrakjaz), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terǵ- (“manure, dung; to sully, decay”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θræ͜ɑks/

Noun

þreax ?

  1. rottenness; decay
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