streaw

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

streaw

  1. Alternative form of straw

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *strau (“that which is strewn”).

Cognates
Cognate with Old Frisian strē, Old Saxon strō (Dutch stro), Old High German strō (German Stroh), Old Norse strá (Swedish strå).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

strēaw n

  1. straw

Declension[edit]

Declension of streaw (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative strēaw strēaw
accusative strēaw strēaw
genitive strēawes strēawa
dative strēawe strēawum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: straw
    • English: straw
    • Scots: strae
    • Yola: stre, strew
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