þræd
See also: thraed
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian thrēd, Old Saxon thrād, Old High German drāt, Old Norse þráðr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθræːd/
Noun
þrǣd m
- thread
Descendants
- Middle English: threed, þred
- English: thread
- Scots: threed, threid