þrote

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrutǭ (“swell”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“to be strong, ready, stiff”). Cognate with Old High German drozza (German Drossel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθro.te/

Noun

þrote f

1. throat

Declension

Declension of þrote (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þrote	þrotan
accusative	þrotan	þrotan
genitive	þrotan	þrotena
dative	þrotan	þrotum

Synonyms

• ceole

Descendants

• Middle English: throte, throate, troht, thorte
  • English: throat
  • Yola: dhraat