þrysman

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þrusmijan, *þrus(i)mōn. Cognate with Old Frisian thresma, Old Saxon thrusmōn. Equivalent to þrosm +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrys.mɑn/, [ˈθryz.mɑn]

Verb

þrysman

  1. to choke
  2. to stifle
  3. to suffocate

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • āþrysman
  • ofþrysman