þrea

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þrau, oblique stem *þrawā-, from Proto-Germanic *þrawō. Cognate with Old High German drō, Old Norse þrá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θræ͜ɑː/

Noun

þrēa f

1. threat
2. rebuke
3. affliction
4. punishment

Declension

Declension of þrea (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þrēa	þrēan
accusative	þrēan	þrēan
genitive	þrēan	þrēana
dative	þrēan	þrēam

Often the word is treated as indeclinable aside from the dative plural:

Declension of þrea (irregular)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þrēa	þrēa
accusative	þrēa	þrēa
genitive	þrēa	þrēa
dative	þrēa	þrēam

Synonyms

• þrēaung
• þrēatung

Derived terms

• þrēanīed

Related terms

• þrēaġan

Verb

þrea

1. imperative singular of þrēaġan