dreor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dreuzaz, *drauziz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews- (“to break, break off, crumble”). Cognate with Old Saxon drōr, Old High German trōr, and Old Norse and Icelandic dreyri. The historical sense is of something which ‘falls’: the Germanic base is also the source of Old English drēosan (“fall”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dre͜oːr/

Noun

drēor m

  1. gore, blood
    • Iċ his blōd āġēat, drēor on eorðan.
      I spilled his blood, his gore on the earth.
      (Genesis A)

Declension
Declension of dreor (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative drēor drēoras
accusative drēor drēoras
genitive drēores drēora
dative drēore drēorum
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