þrowend

Old English

Etymology

From þrowian +‎ -end.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθroː.wend/

Noun

þrōwend m

  1. scorpion
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
      Sē þrōwend is ǣtren and slihþ mid þām tæġle tō dēaðe.
      The scorpion is venomous and stings things to death with its tail.
  2. martyr

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative þrōwend þrōwendas
accusative þrōwend þrōwendas
genitive þrōwendes þrōwenda
dative þrōwende þrōwendum
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