weargtreow

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wargatrewą (“gallows; (literally) outlaw-tree”). Equivalent to wearg +‎ trēow. Cognate with Old Saxon waragtreo and Old Norse vargtré.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæ͜ɑrɡˌtre͜oːw/, [ˈwæ͜ɑrˠɣˌtre͜oːw]

Noun

weargtrēow n

1. gallows, gibbet, cross

Declension

Declension of weargtreow (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	weargtrēow	weargtrēow
accusative	weargtrēow	weargtrēow
genitive	weargtrēowes	weargtrēowa
dative	weargtrēowe	weargtrēowum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “weargtrēow”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.