hrea

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrawō, from Proto-West Germanic *hrau (“raw”). Compare Icelandic hrái (“rawness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xræ͜ɑː/, [r̥æ͜ɑː]

Noun

hrēa ? or m

1. consumption (dissipation, wasting away)
2. indigestion

   Synonym: unġemeltnes

Usage notes

• The precise gender is unknown. It is assumed masculine based on cognates in related languages.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	hrēa	hrēan
accusative	hrēan	hrēan
genitive	hrēan	hrēana
dative	hrēan	hrēam, hrēaum

Related terms

• hrēaw