trew

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See also: Trew and trews

English

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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trew

  1. Obsolete form of true.

Anagrams

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German

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Adjective

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trew (strong nominative masculine singular trewer, comparative trewer, superlative am trewesten or am trewsten)

  1. Obsolete spelling of treu.

Declension

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English trēo, trēow.

Noun

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trew

  1. Alternative form of tre

Etymology 2

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From Old English trīewe.

Adjective

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trew

  1. Alternative form of trewe

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *fstrew- (sneeze), from Proto-Indo-European *pster- (sneeze). Cognate with ystrew, Irish sraoth (sneeze), Breton strevia (to sneeze); outside of Celtic, compare Latin sternuo, Ancient Greek πταρμός (ptarmós), and Armenian փռշտալ (pʻṙštal).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trew m

  1. (obsolete) sneeze, sneezing

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trew drew nhrew threw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “trew”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 142-3