þreat

See also: threat

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrautaz, *þrautą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θræ͜ɑːt/

Noun

þrēat m

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

Declension

Declension of þrēat (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