þræd

See also: thraed

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian thrēd, Old Saxon thrād, Old High German drāt, Old Norse þráðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θræːd/

Noun

þrǣd m

1. thread

Declension

Declension of þræd (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þrǣd	þrǣdas
accusative	þrǣd	þrǣdas
genitive	þrǣdes	þrǣda
dative	þrǣde	þrǣdum

Descendants

• Middle English: thred, threed, threde, þræd, þred, þrede
  • English: thread
  • Scots: threid
  • Yola: dreade