treow

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tre͜oːw/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *treu, from Proto-Germanic *trewą. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian trē, Old Saxon trio, Old Norse tré, Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu).

Alternative forms

Noun

trēow n

  1. tree
  2. wood
  3. (collective) trees, a forest
  4. a piece of wood: beam, log, stake, staff, cudgel
  5. gallows; cross
Declension
Declension of treow (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative trēow trēowu
accusative trēow trēowu
genitive trēowes trēowa
dative trēowe trēowum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: tre, tree, treo, trew, trewe, treou, trow, trowe
    • English: tree
    • Scots: tree
    • Yola: tren (plural)

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō.

Cognate with Middle Dutch trouwe (Dutch trouw), Old Saxon treuwa, Old High German triuwa (German Treue).

Noun

trēow f

  1. loyalty, faithfulness
  2. grace, favour, help
  3. an assurance of faith; word, promise, engagement, covenant, league
Declension
Declension of treow (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative trēow trēowa, trēowe
accusative trēowe trēowa, trēowe
genitive trēowe trēowa
dative trēowe trēowum
  • untrēow
Descendants
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