frætwe

Old English

Etymology

Possibly contracted from for- + geatwe, a metathetical variant of getawa, with a sense of treasure being made and prepared. From Proto-Germanic *fratawō, from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfræt.we/

Noun

frætwe f pl

  1. treasures, ornaments
    Ða wæstmas, foldan frætwe.
    The fruits, the treasures of the earth.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative — frætwa, frætwe
accusative — frætwa, frætwe
genitive — frætwa
dative — frætwum

Derived terms

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