threschen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old English þrescan, þrexan, from Proto-West Germanic *þreskan, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
threschen
- To thresh; to separate grain from the chaff.
- To thrash, whack or beat; to attack with a blunt weapon.
- (rare) To bring into ruin; to destroy.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of threschen (strong class 3 or weak in -ed)
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “threshen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-9.
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