streawberge

Old English

Alternative forms

• strēaberġe, strēawberiġe, strēaberiġe, strēowberiġe, strēowberġe, strēuberiġe, strēaberie, strǣberiġe

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ster-

Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *strew-der.

Proto-Germanic *strawą

Proto-West Germanic *strau

Old English strēaw

Proto-Germanic *bazją

Proto-West Germanic *baʀi

Old English berġe

Old English streawberge

From strēaw (“straw”) +‎ berġe (“berry”). See English strawberry for possible explanations.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstræ͜ɑːwˌber.je/, [ˈstræ͜ɑːwˌberˠ.je]

Noun

strēawberġe f

1. strawberry

Declension

Weak n-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	strēawberġe	strēawberġan
accusative	strēawberġan	strēawberġan
genitive	strēawberġan	strēawberġena
dative	strēawberġan	strēawberġum

Synonyms

• eorþberġe (rare)

Descendants

• Middle English: strawberie, strauberi, strawbery, strawebery, strebere, streberi, strebery, stræberie, streaberie, streowberie (Early Middle English)
  • English: strawberry (see there for further descendants)
• ⇒ Middle English: stroberie, strabery, straberye, strobery
  • Middle Scots: strabery, straybery
    • Scots: straeberry, strawberry