þrowend

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From þrowian +‎ -end.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈθroː.wend/

Noun edit

þrōwend m

scorpion
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
  Sē þrōwend is ǣtren and slihþ mid þām tæġle tō dēaðe.
  The scorpion is venomous and stings things to death with its tail.
martyr

Declension edit

Declension of þrowend (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þrōwend	þrōwendas
accusative	þrōwend	þrōwendas
genitive	þrōwendes	þrōwenda
dative	þrōwende	þrōwendum

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