þreax
Old English
Alternative forms
- þreahs, þrex
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þrekkaz (“dirt”) (variant of *þrakjaz), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terǵ- (“manure, dung; to sully, decay”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθræɑks/
Noun
þreax ?
- rottenness; decay