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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian thrēd, Old Saxon thrād, Old High German drāt, Old Norse þráðr.
Pronunciation
Noun
þrǣd m
- thread
Declension
Declension of þrǣd (strong a-stem)
Descendants