þreax

Old English

Alternative forms

• þreahs, þrex

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þraki, from Proto-Germanic *þrekkaz (“dirt”) (variant of *þrakjaz), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terǵ- (“manure, dung; to sully, decay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θræ͜ɑks/

Noun

þreax ?

1. rottenness; decay