thro

English

Etymology 1

• Abbreviation of through.

Preposition

thro

1. (archaic) through

Etymology 2

From Middle English thro, thra, from Old Norse þrár (“stubborn, obstinate, persevering”), from Proto-Germanic *þrawaz (“obstinate”), from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“to grind, drill, turn”).

Alternative forms

• throe

Adjective

thro (comparative more thro, superlative most thro)

1. Eagre; earnest; vehement.
2. Bold.

Anagrams

• Roth, Thor, thor