wintreow

Middle English

Noun

wintreow

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of vyne-tre

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīnatrewą. Cognate with Old Norse víntré, Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (weinatriu). Equivalent to wīn (“wine”) +‎ trēow (“tree”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːnˌtre͜oːw/

Noun

wīntrēow n

  1. vine

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wīntrēow wīntrēow
accusative wīntrēow wīntrēow
genitive wīntrēowes wīntrēowa
dative wīntrēowe wīntrēowum

Derived terms

  • wīntrēowiġ

Descendants

  • Middle English: vyne-tre, wintre, wyn-tre (sometimes remodelled after vine (“grapevine”))
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