þreapian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þraupōną (“to punish”), from Proto-Germanic *þrawō (“torment, punishment”), from *þrawjaną (“to torment, injure, exhaust”), from Proto-Indo-European *trōw- (“to beat, wound, kill, torment”). Akin to Old English þrēagan (“to rebuke, punish, chastise”), þrēa (“correction, punishment”), þrōwian (“to suffer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθræ͜ɑː.pi.ɑn/

Verb

þrēapian

1. to reprove, correct, reprehend

Conjugation

Conjugation of þrēapian (weak class 2)

infinitive	þrēapian	þrēapienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þrēapiġe	þrēapode
second person singular	þrēapast	þrēapodest
third person singular	þrēapaþ	þrēapode
plural	þrēapiaþ	þrēapodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þrēapiġe	þrēapode
plural	þrēapiġen	þrēapoden
imperative
singular	þrēapa
plural	þrēapiaþ
participle	present	past
	þrēapiende	(ġe)þrēapod

Derived terms

• þrēapung
• þrȳpel, þrīpel

Descendants

• Middle English: threpen, threp, threpe, þrepe, þræpenn (Early)
  • English: threap, threep, threip, threpe, threeap, thrape, threp, traep, traip, trep, trape
  • Scots: threip, threpe