treow
See also: treoƿ
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /treːow/
Etymology 1
From West Proto-Germanic *trewwō. Cognate with Middle Dutch trouwe (Dutch trouw), Old Saxon treuwa, Old High German triuwa (German Treue).
Noun
trēow f
- truth, fidelity
Declension
Declension of treow (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trēow | trēowa, trēowe |
| accusative | trēowe | trēowa, trēowe |
| genitive | trēowe | trēowa |
| dative | trēowe | trēowum |
Descendants
- English: truce
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *trewą, from Proto-Indo-European *drew-o-, a suffixed variant of Proto-Indo-European *drew-, *deru- (“solid, steadfast”), whence probably also Proto-Indo-European noun for "tree" *dóru. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian trē, Old Saxon treo, Old Norse tré (Danish træ), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “wood, spear”), δρῦς (drûs, “tree, oak”), Old Church Slavonic дрѣво (drěvo) (Russian де́рево (dérevo)), Old Irish daur (Welsh derwen (“oak”)).
Alternative forms
- trēo
Noun
trēow n
- tree
Declension
Declension of treow (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trēow | trēow |
| accusative | trēow | trēow |
| genitive | trēowes | trēowa |
| dative | trēowe | trēowum |
Descendants
- English: tree