treowwyrhta

Old English

Alternative forms

trēowyrhta, trȳwwyrhta

Etymology

From trēow (“tree”) +‎ wyrhta (“worker”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtre͜oːwˌwyrx.tɑ/, [ˈtre͜oːwˌwyrˠx.tɑ]

Noun

trēowwyrhta m

Declension

Declension of treowwyrhta (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	trēowwyrhta	trēowwyrhtan
accusative	trēowwyrhtan	trēowwyrhtan
genitive	trēowwyrhtan	trēowwyrhtena
dative	trēowwyrhtan	trēowwyrhtum

Descendants

Middle English: *tre-wrighte
- English: treewright

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “treowwyrhta”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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