weargtreow
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *wargatrewą (“gallows; (literally) outlaw-tree”). Equivalent to wearg + trēow. Cognate with Old Saxon waragtreo and Old Norse vargtré.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
weargtrēow n
Declension[edit]
Declension of weargtreow (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | weargtrēow | weargtrēow |
| accusative | weargtrēow | weargtrēow |
| genitive | weargtrēowes | weargtrēowa |
| dative | weargtrēowe | weargtrēowum |
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “weargtrēow”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.