þruh

Old English

Etymology

Cognate with Old Norse þró (“hollowed receptacle, chest, trough”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θruːx/

Noun

þrūh f or n (nominative plural þrȳh)

  1. a pipe or water-channel
  2. a coffin or tomb

Declension
Declension of þruh (strong consonant stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative þrūh þrȳh
accusative þrūh þrȳh
genitive þrȳh, þrūhe þrūha
dative þrȳh þrūhum

Bosworth-Toller also notes a single neuter attestation:

Declension of þruh (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative þrūh þrūh
accusative þrūh þrūh
genitive þrūges þrūga
dative þrūge þrūgum
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