Old English · noun
seohtre
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- IPA
- /ˈse͜ox.tre/
- Syllables
- ˈse͜ox · tre (2 syllables)
Meaning
a pipe through which a small stream is directed; drain
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sihtrā (“drain; sewer”).
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