See also: Trew and trews

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trew

  1. Obsolete form of true.

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Adjective edit

trew (strong nominative masculine singular trewer, comparative trewer, superlative am trewesten or am trewsten)

  1. Obsolete spelling of treu

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Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old English trēo, trēow.

Noun edit

trew

  1. Alternative form of tre

Etymology 2 edit

From Old English trīewe.

Adjective edit

trew

  1. Alternative form of trewe

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *fstrew- (sneeze), from Proto-Indo-European *pster- (sneeze). Cognate with ystrew, Irish sraoth (sneeze), Breton strevia (to sneeze); outside of Celtic, compare Latin sternuo, Ancient Greek πταρμός (ptarmós), and Armenian փռշտալ (pʿṙštal).

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Noun edit

trew m

  1. (obsolete) sneeze, sneezing

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Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trew drew nhrew threw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “trew”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 142-3