þrowend

Old English

Etymology

From þrowian +‎ -end.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθroː.wend/

Noun

þrōwend m

  1. scorpion
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
      Sē þrōwend is ǣtren and slihþ mid þām tæġle tō dēaðe.
      The scorpion is venomous and stings things to death with its tail.
  2. martyr

Declension
Declension of þrowend (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative þrōwend þrōwendas
accusative þrōwend þrōwendas
genitive þrōwendes þrōwenda
dative þrōwende þrōwendum
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