threschwolde

Middle English

Alternative forms

threscholde, thresscholde, threschwold, thresschefolde, þroschfolde, þresshewold, thresshold, þresshewolde, thryssheholde, þres-uold, threschwalde, thresschewold, þreschwald, threshwold, þrexwolde, þresfold, throschfold, throsfold, þresshald, threswald

Etymology

From Old English þresċold, þerxold, þrexwold, from Proto-Germanic *þreskwaþluz; the first element is akin to threschen, but the second is of disputed origin, and was identified with several different words in Middle English.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθrɛʃwɔːld/, /ˈθrɛʃfɔːld/, /ˈθrɛʃɔːld/

Noun

threschwolde (plural þreschwaldis)

A door-sill; the bottom board of a door.
An entryway; the part of a structure where one enters.
(rare) The top board of a door.

Descendants

English: threshold
Scots: thrashel

References

“thresh-wōld(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-09.

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