Old English · noun
actreow
Normalised āctrēow
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɑːkˌtre͜oːw/
- Syllables
- ˈɑːk · ˌtre͜oːw (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- oak tree
Meaning
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oak tree
Sċeal iċ feor ġe nēah mīnes felalēofan fǣhðu drēogan. Hēht mec mon wunian on wuda bearwe, under āctrēo in þām eorðsċræfe.
I should far or near undergo foehood of my much-loved. The man bade me to live in wood grove, under an oak tree in the earthen-cave.
10th century, The Wife's Lament:
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From āc (“oak”) + trēow (“tree”)
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