þreowa

Old English

Alternative forms

• þriwa, þrywa, þriowa, þriuwa, þriga, þrige, þria
• þreoƿa — wynn spelling

Etymology

From earlier þriowa, from North Sea Germanic *þriwō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθre͜o.wɑ/

Adverb

þreowa

1. three times, thrice
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 26:34

     Ǣr þām þe se cocc crāwe, þreowa þū wiþsæcst mīn.

     Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.

   • c. 1011, Byrhtferth, Manual

     Tweowa seofon bēoþ fēowertīene, þreowa seofon bēoþ ān and twēntiġ, fēower sīðum seofon bēoþ eahta and twēntiġ.

     Two times seven is fourteen, three times seven is twenty-one, four times seven is twenty-eight.

Related terms

• tweowa