þrag

Old English

Alternative forms

• þrāh

Etymology

Unknown; not represented in any cognate languages. The form implies a Proto-Germanic *þrēg-, whence also Proto-Germanic *þrag- (compare Old English þræġan (“to run, proceed in a course”), Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan, “to run”)). If so, then from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ-, a variant of *dʰregʰ- (“to run”). Compare also Old Norse þræll (“serf, slave”, literally “gofer, runner”). See English thrall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θrɑːɡ/, [θrɑːɣ]

Noun

þrāg f (nominative plural þrāge or þrāga)

1. time, season, while

   He þrage mid us wunode ― he lived with us for a time.

Descendants

• Middle English: þraȝe, þraȝhe, þroȝe, thrawe, throwe
  • English: throw