þreat

See also: threat

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrautaz, *þrautą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θræːɑt/

Noun

þrēat m (nominative plural þrēatas)

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

Related terms

þrēatian
þrīetan

Descendants

Middle English: thræt, thrat, threte, thret
- Scots: thret, threte, threit
- English: threat

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