streaw

Middle English

Noun

streaw

1. Alternative form of straw

Old English

Alternative forms

• strēow

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *strow-o-m

Proto-Germanic *strawą

Proto-West Germanic *strau

Old English streaw

From Proto-West Germanic *strau (“that which is strewn”).

Cognates

Cognate with Old Frisian strē, Old Saxon strō (Dutch stro), Old High German strō (German Stroh), Old Norse strá (Swedish strå).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stræ͜ɑːw/

Noun

strēaw n

1. straw

Declension

Declension of strēaw (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	strēaw	strēaw
accusative	strēaw	strēaw
genitive	strēawes	strēawa
dative	strēawe	strēawum

Derived terms

• bedstrēaw
• streāwberġe

Descendants

• Middle English: straw
  • English: straw
  • Scots: strae
  • Yola: stre, strew