dreor
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dreuzaz, *drauziz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews- (“to break, break off, crumble”). Cognate with Old Saxon drōr, Old High German trōr, and Old Norse and Icelandic dreyri. The historical sense is of something which ‘falls’: the Germanic base is also the source of Old English drēosan (“fall”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dre͜oːr/
Noun
drēor m
- gore, blood
- Iċ his blōd āġēat, drēor on eorðan.
- I spilled his blood, his gore on the earth.
- (Genesis A)
Declension
Declension of dreor (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | drēor | drēoras |
| accusative | drēor | drēoras |
| genitive | drēores | drēora |
| dative | drēore | drēorum |
Related terms
- drēoriġ