þreat

See also: threat

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrautaz, *þrautą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θræ͜ɑːt/

Noun

þrēat m

crowd, swarm, throng, troop, army
violence, force, compulsion, oppression, punishment, retaliation, mistreatment

Declension

Declension of þreat (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þrēat	þrēatas
accusative	þrēat	þrēatas
genitive	þrēates	þrēata
dative	þrēate	þrēatum

Related terms

þrēatian
þrīetan

Descendants

Middle English: thræt, thrat, threte, thret
- English: threat
- Scots: thret, threte, threit

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