thred
English
Noun
thred (plural threds)
- Obsolete form of thread.
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 61:
- […] that all the businesses of Men do very much depend upon these little long fleaks or threds of Hemp and Flax.
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book II, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 61:
Anagrams
- Herdt, derth
Middle English
Alternative forms
- threed, threde, þræd, þred, þrede
Etymology
From Old English þrǣd, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θrɛːd/
Noun
thred (plural thredes)
- thread (of twine or fibre)
- yarn, fibre
- (figuratively) life, a lifetime
Descendants
- English: thread
- Scots: threid
- Yola: dreade
References
- “thrēd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-22.