Old English · noun

streaw

Normalised strēaw

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /stræ͜ɑːw/
Syllables: stræ͜ɑːw (1 syllable)
Modern English: straw

Meaning

straw

Declension

Declension of streaw
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	strēaw	strēaw
Accusative	strēaw	strēaw
Genitive	strēawes	strēawa
Dative	strēawe	strēawum

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- Proto-Indo-European *strew-der. Proto-Germanic *strawą Proto-West Germanic *strau Old English streaw From Proto-West Germanic *strau (“that which is strewn”). Cognates Cognate with Old Frisian strē, Old Saxon strō (Dutch stro), Old High German strō (German Stroh), Old Norse strá (Swedish strå).

Descendants

straw

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