thraw

== Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English thrawen, from Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist, curl, rack, torture, turn around”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (“to twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn”). Cognate with English throe, throw. === Verb === thraw (third-person singular simple present thraws, present participle thrawin, simple past and past participle thrawt) (transitive) To twist or wrench. (intransitive) To writhe or wriggle. (intransitive) To act perversely. ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === thraw (plural thraws) A severe pang or spasm of pain; also, any severe pang or spasm, especially an outburst of feeling; a paroxysm, a throe. === References === == Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θrau̯/ === Adverb === thraw aspirate mutation of traw === Mutation ===