treow

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tre͜oːw/ Rhymes: -e͜oːw === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *treu, from Proto-Germanic *trewą. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian trē, Old Saxon trio, Old Norse tré, Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu). ==== Alternative forms ==== trēo, trīo, trīow, trȳw, trēu, trēw ==== Noun ==== trēow n tree "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 19, verse 4 Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church wood (collective) trees, a forest a piece of wood: beam, log, stake, staff, cudgel late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans gallows; cross ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: ===== Synonyms ===== (tree): bēam (gallows): ġealga, rōd ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: tre, tree, trew, trewe, trow, trowe, treo, treou, troe (Southern, Southwest Midland), trau (Kent), trouȝgh, trouȝh (Shropshire)English: treeMiddle Scots: tre, tree, trieScots: treeYola: tren (plural) === Etymology 2 === From Proto-West Germanic *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō. Cognate with Middle Dutch trouwe (Dutch trouw), Old Saxon treuwa, Old High German triuwa (German Treue). ==== Alternative forms ==== trīow, trȳw ==== Noun ==== trēow f loyalty, faithfulness grace, favour, help an assurance of faith; word, promise, engagement, covenant, league late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies ===== Declension ===== Strong ō-stem: ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ⇒ Middle English: trewe, triewe, true (via singularized plural trēowa) ⇒ English: truce (via plural trewes, triwes, trues)