treow

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tre͜oːw/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *treu, from Proto-Germanic *trewą. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian trē, Old Saxon trio, Old Norse tré, Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu).

Alternative forms

• trēo

Noun

trēow n

1. tree
2. wood
3. (collective) trees, a forest
4. a piece of wood: beam, log, stake, staff, cudgel
5. gallows; cross

Declension

Declension of trēow (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	trēow	trēowu
accusative	trēow	trēowu
genitive	trēowes	trēowa
dative	trēowe	trēowum

Derived terms

• trēowwyrhta
• trēowwyrm
• triewen

Descendants

• Middle English: tre, tree, treo, trew, trewe, treou, trow, trowe
  • English: tree
  • Scots: tree
  • Yola: tren (plural)

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō.

Cognate with Middle Dutch trouwe (Dutch trouw), Old Saxon treuwa, Old High German triuwa (German Treue).

Noun

trēow f

1. loyalty, faithfulness
2. grace, favour, help
3. an assurance of faith; word, promise, engagement, covenant, league

Declension

Declension of trēow (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	trēow	trēowa, trēowe
accusative	trēowe	trēowa, trēowe
genitive	trēowe	trēowa
dative	trēowe	trēowum

Related terms

• untrēow

Descendants

• English: truce