þrowend

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Old English

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Etymology

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From þrowian +‎ -end.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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þrōwend m

  1. scorpion
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
      þrōwend is ǣtren and slihþ mid þām tæġle tō dēaðe.
      The scorpion is venomous and stings things to death with its tail.
  2. martyr

Declension

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