streaw

Middle English

Noun

streaw

  1. alternative form of straw

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ster-
    Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃-
    Proto-Indo-European *strew-der.
    Proto-Germanic *strawą
    Proto-West Germanic *strau
    Old English streaw

    From Proto-West Germanic *strau (“that which is strewn”).

    Cognates

    Cognate with Old Frisian strē, Old Saxon strō (Dutch stro), Old High German strō (German Stroh), Old Norse strá (Swedish strå).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /stræ͜ɑːw/

    Noun

    strēaw n

    1. straw

    Declension

    Strong a-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative strēaw strēaw
    accusative strēaw strēaw
    genitive strēawes strēawa
    dative strēawe strēawum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle English: straw
      • English: straw
      • Scots: strae
      • Yola: stre, strew
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