hreaw

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Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /xræ͜ɑːw/,

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-. Cognate with Old High German rāo, Old Norse hrár.

Adjective

hrēaw

  1. raw
Declension
Descendants
  • Middle English: rawe, raw, rau, rauȝ, raugh, rae, ra, rowe
    • English: raw
    • Scots: raw

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hraiwaz, *hraiwiz.

Noun

hrēaw n

  1. Alternative form of hrǣw