Old English · noun

frætwe

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /ˈfræt.we/
Syllables: ˈfræt · we (2 syllables)
Modern English: treasures ornaments

Meaning

(plural)treasures, ornaments

Iċ eom fæġerre frætwum goldes,

I am fairer than treasures of gold, though they be covered with wires
Exeter Book, riddle 40

Declension

Declension of frætwe
	Plural
Nominative	frætwa frætwe
Accusative	frætwa frætwe
Genitive	frætwa
Dative	frætwum

Etymology

Possibly contracted from for- + geatwe, a metathetical variant of getawa, with a sense of treasure being made and prepared. From Proto-Germanic *fratawō, from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-.

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