frætu

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Old English

Alternative forms

• frætw-, frætew-, frætuw- — declined forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fratwu, from Proto-Germanic *fratwō (“ornament”). Cognate with Old Saxon frataha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfræ.tu/

Noun

frætu f

1. ornament, jewelry
2. treasure
3. arms; armour

Usage notes

• Attested forms are only in the plural.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	frætu	fræt(e)wa, fræt(e)we
accusative	fræt(e)we	fræt(e)wa, fræt(e)we
genitive	fræt(e)we	fræt(e)wa
dative	fræt(e)we	fræt(e)wum

Derived terms

• frætwian
• goldfrætu