thred

Middle English

Alternative forms

threed, threde, þræd, þred, þrede

Etymology

From Old English þrǣd, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θrɛːd/

Noun

thred (plural thredes)

thread (of twine or fibre)
yarn, fibre
(figuratively) life, a lifetime

Descendants

English: thread
Scots: threid

References

“thrēd(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-22.

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