þreat

See also: threat

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrautaz, *þrautą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θræːɑt/

Noun

þrēat m (nominative plural þrēatas)

  1. crowd; swarm; throng; troop, army
  2. violence; force; compulsion; oppression; punishment; retaliation; mistreatment

Descendants
  • Middle English: thræt, thrat, threte, thret
    • Scots: thret, threte, threit
    • English: threat
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