Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną, akin to Old Frisian thrāia, Old English þrāwan, Dutch draaien, Old High German drāen.

Verb edit

thrāian

  1. to turn
  2. to twist

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle Low German: dreien, dreyen, drêgen, dreigen