See also: þrie

Middle English

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Middle English numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  2 3
    Cardinal: thre
    Ordinal: thridde
    Adverbial: thrie, thries
    Multiplier: threfold
    Distributive: threfold

Etymology 1

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From Old English þreowa, from Proto-West Germanic *þriwō; compare twie.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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thrie

  1. three times
    Synonym: thries
References
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Etymology 2

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Numeral

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thrie

  1. Alternative form of thre

Old Saxon

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Old Saxon cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : thrie

Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic *þrīz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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thrīe

  1. three

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Low German: dree