treowwyrhta

Old English

Alternative forms

• trēowyrhta, trȳwwyrhta

Etymology

From trēow (“tree”) +‎ wyrhta (“worker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtre͜oːwˌwyrx.tɑ/, [ˈtre͜oːwˌwyrˠx.tɑ]

Noun

trēowwyrhta m

1. carpenter
2. woodworker

Declension

Declension of treowwyrhta (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	trēowwyrhta	trēowwyrhtan
accusative	trēowwyrhtan	trēowwyrhtan
genitive	trēowwyrhtan	trēowwyrhtena
dative	trēowwyrhtan	trēowwyrhtum

Descendants

• Middle English: *tre-wrighte
  • English: treewright

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “treowwyrhta”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.