þrag
Old English
Alternative forms
- þrāh
Etymology
Unknown; not represented in any cognate languages. The form implies a Proto-Germanic *þrēg-, whence also Proto-Germanic *þrag- (compare Old English þræġan (“to run, proceed in a course”), Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan, “to run”)). If so, then from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ-, a variant of *dʰregʰ- (“to run”). Compare also Old Norse þræll (“serf, slave”, literally “gofer, runner”). See English thrall.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θrɑːx/
Noun
þrāg f (nominative plural þrāge or þrāga)
- time, season, while
- He þrage mid us wunode: he lived with us for a time.
Descendants
- Middle English: þraȝe, þraȝhe, þroȝe, thrawe, throwe
- English: throw