threschwolde
Middle English
Alternative forms
- threscholde, thresscholde, threschwold, thresschefolde, þroschfolde, þresshewold, thresshold, þresshewolde, thryssheholde, þres-uold, threschwalde, thresschewold
Etymology
From Old English þresċold, þerxold, þrexwold; the first element is akin to threschen, but the second is of disputed origin, and was identified with several different words in Middle English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθrɛʃwɔːld/, /ˈθrɛʃfɔːld/, /ˈθrɛʃɔːld/
Noun
threschwolde (plural þreschwaldis)
- A door-sill; the bottom board of a door.
- An entryway; the part of a structure where one enters.
- (rare) The top board of a door.
Descendants
- English: threshold
- Scots: thrashel
References
- “thresh-wōld(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-09.