þreat

See also: threat

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrautaz, *þrautą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θræ͜ɑːt/

Noun

þrēat m (nominative plural þrēatas)

1. crowd; swarm; throng; troop, army
2. violence; force; compulsion; oppression; punishment; retaliation; mistreatment

Related terms

• þrēatian
• þrīetan

Descendants

• Middle English: thræt, thrat, threte, thret
  • Scots: thret, threte, threit
  • English: threat