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þreapian

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *þraupōną (to punish), from Proto-Germanic *þrawō (torment, punishment), from *þrawjaną (to torment, injure, exhaust), from Proto-Indo-European *trōw- (to beat, wound, kill, torment). Akin to Old English þrēagan (to rebuke, punish, chastise), þrēa (correction, punishment), þrōwian (to suffer).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈθræ͜ɑː.pi.ɑn/

Verb

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þrēapian

  1. to reprove, correct, reprehend

Conjugation

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